Registered Nurse (RFT 1.0 FTE)

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Posting Number : BMHC25-034E Title : Registered Nurse (RFT 1.0 FTE) Position Status : Regular Full-time FTE : 1.0 Job Schedule : Days / Nights / Weekends Unit : Forensic Treatment Unit - B4 Department : Forensic Psychiatry - BMHC Union : ONA Local 74 (Brockville) Site : Brockville Mental Health Centre Number of Vacancies : 1

About The Royal

As one of Canada's foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose : to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education.

Duties :

• Provide nursing care consistent with College Standards supportive and with patient treatment / rehabilitation goals for people with mental illness who come into conflict with the law
• Develop and implement, in conjunction with interdisciplinary treatment team, creative treatment plans responsive to individual needs
• Identify and coordinate provision of services and resources, in collaboration with affiliate and community partners, advocating to safeguard the person in care's entitlements and rights
• Lead and guide other nursing staff in daily work assignments, ensuring work is completed to standards
• Provide patient care for the assigned case load
• Manage and direct the care of patients in crisis situations.
• Recognize and intervene around emergent health problems.
• Provide a safe, therapeutic environment including acute nursing care, crisis management and stabilization
• Prepare and administer mediation as per policy and procedure.
• Apply the Mental Health Act and all other legislation related to the practice of psychiatric nursing
• Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient / client safety practices, policies and procedures of The Royal.
• Ensure a work environment that is conducive to The Royal's Anti-Racism, Discrimination and Harassment Free policy.
• Provide direct assistance with symptom management (includes preparation and administering of medications, individual clinical relationship, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

For information on the programs at the Forensic Treatment and the Secure Treatment Unit at the Brockville Mental Health Centre can be found at this link : https : / / www.theroyal.ca / patient-care-information / clinics-s

As a designated Rural Community Hospital, Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses working at Brockville Mental Health Centre may be eligible for the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program at https : / / www.canada.ca / en / services / benefits / education / student-aid / grants-loans / repay / assistance / doctors-nurses / eligibility.html for more information.

Salary Range : $39.07 to $56.00 per hour

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