Registered Nurse​/Registered Psychiatric Nurse; Winkler

Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Position Title:

Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Classification:
Nurse II
Employee Group: MNU
Department/Service/Program:
Inpatient Unit – Eden Mental Health Centre

Reports To:

Inpatient Unit Manager
Hours of Work: 2015 annually; 7.75hr/day

Consistent with the mission, values, objectives and policies of the Centre, the nurse acts as a resource to the patient as the patient moves from acute illness phase to stabilization and then to discharge back into the community. The nurse plays the pivotal role of assisting patients to mobilize their internal resources, that is, to encourage and guide patients to recognize, identify, utilize and build on their own capabilities in managing their life in view of their mental illness.

EMHC supports recovery principles in our treatment of patients in our care. We believe in using the Recovery Model philosophy as we serve and assist the people in our care. Recovery can be seen from several dimensions, some of which include personal, social and illness-related.

• Personal recovery is about acceptance and regaining purpose and meaning in life as you come to terms with mental illness.
• Social recovery is about living a safe, full and dignified life in the community with appropriate supports and services.
• Illness recovery is self‑management and using your own “personal medicine” (Deegan, P. 2005), for example stress management, support groups, meditation, or yoga, as well as pharmaceutical medication.

As individuals strive to live outside of their mental illness, we at EMHC endeavor to assist our patients in their journey towards self‑determination, responsibility, choice, hope, empowerment and meaningful roles in life.

• Must be a qualified Registered Psychiatric Nurse and/or Registered Nurse in the Province of Manitoba and the holder of a valid nursing license.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Observes the Code of Ethics of the licensing body.
• Physically and mentally capable of performing duties assigned.

• Current active registration in valuable standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (with the Vulnerable Sector Check).
• Satisfactory Child Abuse Registry Check.
• Satisfactory Adult Abuse Registry Check.

• Assesses patients every shift; engaging in a therapeutic process to obtain assessment data related to mental status, treatment, safety, progress, the treatment team’s and patient’s goals and achievement of goals thus far in the admission. This includes any other data relevant to the patient’s care.
• In keeping with the recovery model, when meeting with the patient, the nurse reflects with the patient about their situation and their goals and choices. The nurse uses their clinical judgment to decide if/when the intervention or solution needs to be enforced (i.e. IM medication, seclusion, etc.), or if/when the patient will be given the maximized freedom to make their choices and subsequent natural consequences.
• With the data collected, the nurse interprets and documents the information and updates information as needed to continually revise and develop the treatment plan.
• Assists in determining what the best thing for the patient is in the moment, within the rules and requirements of the facility.

• Together with the treatment team, develops a nursing care plan, based on patients’ and treatment teams’ prioritized needs. Reviews care plans at regular intervals, including but not limited to, doctor’s rounds, Kardex, team meetings, etc.
• The nurse continually plans the care, both short term (for the next few hours) and long term (the next few weeks), in collaboration with the patient as much as possible.

• The nurse implements the treatment plan by providing direct nursing care, coordinating and accessing the agreed upon therapies, providing education for the patient, carrying out relevant…