DEPARTMENT: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH BSO
LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE
STATUS: PART-TIME
WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157
Reporting to the Manager, Mental Health Services, the Registered Practical Nurse provides outreach services to older adults with behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, addictions, dementia or other neurological conditions.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Current Registration with the College of Nurse of Ontario or eligibility
- Current PIECES certification
- Mental Health certification
- Current GPA certification
- Knowledge of common standardized screening tools to assess cognition, pain, falls risk, mental health status and delirium
- Ability to provide a wide range of counselling, support, advocacy and educational services to family members and others significant in the patient’s life
- Ability to communicate positively and professionally with family members, community providers and physicians
- Minimum two years of experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of DSM-IV-R and the Mental Health Act
- Valid Class G driver’s license and willingness to travel
- Ability to work closely as a member of a team and share responsibilities
- Knowledge of medication side effects
- Excellent organizational skills and scheduling abilities
- Ability to co-ordinate multiple interests to provide quality patient care
- Ability to problem solve and make effective decisions during highly stressful and potentially violent emergency situations
- Knowledge and experience with Teach Back principles
- Excellent knowledge of community resources
- CPR & CPI Certification
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitude