PSYCHIATRIC NURSE NOC 33102

Registered nursesand registered psychiatric nurses provide direct nursing care topatients deliver health education programs and provide consultativeservices regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing.

Theyare employed in a variety of settings including hospitals nursinghomes extended care facilities rehabilitation centers doctorsoffices clinics community agencies companies private homes andpublic and private organizations or they may beselfemployed.

JOBDUTIES :

Hereare some of the main activities and tasks that Registered nursesand registered psychiatric nurses have to perform and some of thephysical demands theyinvolve :

Generalduty registerednurses

Assesspatients to identify appropriate nursinginterventions

Collaboratewith members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan implementcoordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patientsand theirfamilies

Administermedications and treatments as prescribed by a physician oraccording to established policies andprotocols

Monitorassess address document and report symptoms and changes in patientsconditions

Operateor monitor medical apparatus orequipment

Assistin surgery and other medicalprocedures

Maysupervise licensed practical nurses and other nursingstaff

Maydevelop and implement discharge planning process on admission ofpatients

Mayteach and counsel patients and their families on healthrelatedissues in collaboration with other health careproviders.

Occupationalhealthnurses

Developand implement employee health education programs and provideregistered nursing care in private businesses andindustry.

Communityhealthnurses

Providehealth education and registered nursing care in public health unitsand through home visits manage complex home care cases participatein community needs assessment and program development conductdisease screening and deliver immunizationprograms.

Registeredpsychiatricnurses

Providenursing care supportive counselling and life skills programming topatients in psychiatric hospitals mental health clinics longtermcare facilities and communitybasedsettings.

Nursingresearchers andconsultants

Engagedin research activities related to nursing as selfemployed or asemployed by hospitals public and private organizations andgovernments

Provideconsultative services to institutes associations and health careorganizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursingprofession and nursingpractice.

Clinicalnurses

Provideleadership advice and counsel on the provision of researchbasedcare for specific patient groups within the care of particularhealth careorganizations.

Requirements

Thisis what you typically need for thejob.

Registerednurses

Completionof a university college or other approved registered nursingprogram isrequired.

Additionalacademic training or experience is required to specialize in aspecific area ofnursing.

Amasters or doctoral degree in nursing is usually required forclinical nurse specialists clinical nurses nursing consultants andnursingresearchers.

Registrationwith a regulatory body is required in all provinces andterritories.

Registeredpsychiatricnurses

Completionof a university or college registered psychiatric nursing programisrequired.

Registrationwith a regulatory body is required in Manitoba Saskatchewan AlbertaBritish Columbia and theYukon.

SourceNational OccupationalClassification

Professionalcertification andlicensing

Ontario

Ifthis occupation is regulated you may need to get a professionallicense from a regulatory authority before you can start working.

Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary depending on theoccupation.

Ifthe license is compulsory you must be certified before you canpractice the occupation and use the professionaldesignation.

Ifthe license is voluntary you don t need to be certified to practicethisoccupation.

PersonalAttributes Help PersonalAttributes

Importance

StressTolerance

5 Extremelyimportant

Concernfor Others

5 Extremelyimportant

Collaboration

5Extremelyimportant

Adaptability

5Extremelyimportant

Attentionto Detail

5 Extremelyimportant

ActiveLearning

4 Highlyimportant

Innovativeness

4Highlyimportant

ServiceOrientation

4 Highlyimportant

SocialOrientation

4 Highlyimportant

Independence

4Highlyimportant

KnowledgeHelpKnowledge

Knowledgelevel

MentalHealth

3 AdvancedLevel

Biology

2IntermediateLevel

ClientService

2 IntermediateLevel

Languages

2IntermediateLevel

Mathematics

2IntermediateLevel

PhysicalHealth

2 IntermediateLevel

PublicSafety and Security

2 IntermediateLevel

Chemistry

1BasicLevel

Humanities

1BasicLevel

BusinessManagement

1 BasicLevel

This is what you typically need for the job. Nurse practitionersusually require a master's degree in nursing; or completion of anursing program with additional advanced or extended primary healthcare nursing education;

and several years of practice as aregistered nurse. Registration with a regulatory body is requiredfor nurse practitioners in all provinces and territories.

SourceNational Occupational Classification Professional certification andlicensing Ontario If this occupation is regulated, you may need toget a professional license from a regulatory authority before youcan start working.

Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary,depending on the occupation. If the licence is compulsory, you mustbe certified before you can practise the occupation and use theprofessional designation.

If the licence is voluntary, you don tneed to be certified to practise this occupation. Find out if thisoccupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority tolearn about the certification process.

SKILLS PROFECIENCY ORCOMPLEXITY LEVEL Social Perceptiveness 5 - Highest LevelCoordinating 4 - High Level Instructing 4 - High Level Monitoring 4- High Level Time Management 4 - High Level Writing 4 - High LevelReading Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication : ActiveListening 4 - High Level Oral Communication : Oral Comprehension 4 -High Level Oral Communication : Oral Expression 4 - High LevelPersonal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes Importance ServiceOrientation 5 - Extremely important Stress Tolerance 5 - Extremelyimportant Concern for Others 5 - Extremely important Collaboration5 - Extremely important Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely importantAttention to Detail 5 - Extremely important Active Learning 4 -Highly important Social Orientation 4 - Highly importantIndependence 4 - Highly important Leadership 4 - Highly importantKnowledge Help - Knowledge Knowledge level Physical Health 3 -Advanced Level Biology 2 - Intermediate Level Humanities 2 -Intermediate Level Client Service 2 - Intermediate Level Languages2 - Intermediate Level Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level MentalHealth 2 - Intermediate Level Chemistry 1 - Basic Level BusinessManagement 1 - Basic Level Clerical 1 - Basic Level