Registered Nurse, Substance Use Services & IMPACT Program

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union: ONA

Number of vacancies: 1

New or Replacement Position: Replacement

Site: Toronto Western Hospital/Toronto General Hospital

Department: Center for Mental Health

Reports to: Manager, Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Services

Wage Range:$41.15 - $58.98 per hour (start rate is non-negotiable and in accordance with collective agreement requirements)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Shifts: Days

Status: Temporary Full-Time ( April 2027 )

Closing Date: August 27, 2026

As a member of the UHN and the nursing multidisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse (RN) practices in accordance with relevant legislation/standards, meeting the legal and ethical requirements of the profession.

This temporary, full-time contract RN role will provide nursing services within several clinical areas within UHN’s Mental Health Program. The RN will typically provide 3 days/week support to the Substance Use Services (SUS) team and 2 days/week to the IMPACT team.

As a member of the SUS team, the RN will primarily support the Substance Use Intervention Team (SUIT), an addiction medicine consult service that supports patients who use substances across UHN. As part of SUIT, the RN will work alongside an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurse practitioners, community health workers, and care managers to provide holistic care to patients who use substances, as well as to bolster substance use healthcare skills and capacity among staff across UHN.

At times, the RN may also provide nursing care within Toronto Western Hospital’s Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) service and Injection Clinic as needed.

As a member of IMPACT, the RN will be part of an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program that provides team treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and support in the community to adults with severe and persistent mental illness and a diagnosis of a primary psychotic disorder. Its interdisciplinary team includes Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Workers, Peer Support Workers, Psychiatric Residents, as well as students from different disciplines.

IMPACT strives to minimize the impact of mental illness on clients’ lives by facilitating the integration of clients into communities of their choice and supporting them to improve the quality of their lives in the areas of health, housing, finance, and vocation.

• Applying knowledge of nursing science, theory, skill and critical decision making in the provision of compassionate, collaborative and competent care in accordance with the UHN Professional Practice Model for Nursing and the mission and vision of nursing at the UHN;
• Ensuring practice is consistent with professional standards and the ethical framework as outlined by the College of Nurses of Ontario and the UHN policy and procedure
• Demonstrating commitment to professional lifelong learning by participating in continuing education activities to meet the needs of the patient population served and the standards of the profession;
• Performing reflective practice, analyzing and evaluating nursing knowledge and modifying practice…