Registered Nurse, Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team

Position Profile

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America's first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen's University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we're not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Join our professional team of Registered Nurses as we work together to deliver compassionate care that is responsive to the healthcare needs of our community.

Humber River Health is committed to revolutionizing patient care for our diverse community. We're looking for exceptional individuals to join our great team: people who share our passion to deliver compassionate, professional, respectful care. The Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen's University.

Right now we're looking for a Registered Nurse to work on our Mental Health Geriatric Outreach Team.

Are you a compassionate RN who is focused on delivering high-quality, safe-care? If yes, we invite you to read the details below then apply.

Reporting Relationship: Manager of Mental Health

Hourly Rate Range: $39.07 - $56.00
Schedule Requirements: Day shift Monday to Friday, some evenings may be required
Location: Wilson Site - Must be willing to work in all assigned Long Term Care Home
Employee Group: ONA

Position Responsibilities:

• Completes psychiatric nursing assessment of residents
• Provides health teaching to residents and family members and frontline long-term care home staff concerning medication, illness, symptom management, and recovery using a biopsychosocial framework.
• Establishes therapeutic alliances with the residents and their families.
• Recommends the implementation of interventions based on assessment, resident and family input and in conjunction with the treatment team using a resident and family centered approach to care.
• Ensures coordinated delivery of care through ongoing communication with all members of the treatment team including a variety of internal as well as community providers.
• Documents all assessment findings, treatment, transfer and discharge plans as required
• Interacts with all members of the interdisciplinary team individually as well as in team meetings to report on assessment findings and progress updates.
• Assists with application of behavior management strategies under the guidance of the psychiatrist on the Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team.
• Uses a variety of interventions to manage responsive behaviors of residents such as, confusion, delirium, dementia, aggression, agitation etc.
• Administers a variety of assessment scales in collaboration with the treatment team to record patient symptoms and/or behavior. For example, BPRS, CIWA, MoCA, MMSE, AIMS, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia etc. dependent on area of clinical involvement.
• Other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current BCLS/CPR certification required.
• BScN preferred.
• Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing required, or willingness to obtain within one year of hire.
• 2 years of recent mental health/addictions experience is required.
• Demonstrated ability to provide individual/group health teaching for residents and staff.
• Excellent assessment skills, including demonstrated knowledge of crisis intervention skills.
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding in working with individuals from different cultures.
• Experience with specific individual/group therapy skills (e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy) is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work with complex and difficult team, resident and family situations
• Knowledge/experience in Trauma Informed Care preferred
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding re: the etiology of mental health/addiction illnesses.
• Excellent knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and problem solving skills, with an ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to work effectively, both individually and within a group setting, in a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity in the workplace.
• A positive attendance record.

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows with our unwavering commitment to Staff, Physician and Volunteer engagement. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.