Amended - MENTAL HEALTH REGISTERED NURSE

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Consider joining the health care team at the Cecil Facer Youth Centre where you will provide general and psychiatric care to youth and to collaborate with the Case Management team in facilitating and accessing community mental health services for youth.

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About the job

• Provide mental health services to youth and confirming their mental health diagnosis with the consultant psychiatrist.
• Develop internal tracking tools to track youth with mental illness, their progress, mental status and treatment.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary health services team to administer and monitor medication, and provide one-on-one counselling to youth.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and current unencumbered registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• You have current first aid and CPR certification at the Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Level.
• You are registered for a mental health nurse certification program (please note: the successful candidate will be required to have registered for a mental health nurse certification program upon job offer and complete certification requirements within a specified time period)

Technical Knowledge and Skills

You have knowledge of:
• nursing theories, practices related to youth/adolescent mental health and relevant legislation, including Mental Health Act and Child and Family Services Act. Consent to Treatment Act etc..
• Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations to ensure compliance when performing nursing duties
• behaviour management techniques to work with challenging youth behaviour

Analytical, Problem-Solving and Coordination Skills

You have:
• reasoning and assessment skills to elicit and interpret information from youth and other sources
• analytical skills to evaluate youth's responses to planned interventions and determine modifications
• tact and discretion to interpret or clarify information about psychological illness and treatment.
• planning and coordination skills to provide mental health treatment

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You have effective oral and written communication skills to present ideas and develop rationales orally or in writing.
• You can document youth care and progress using the College of Nurses of Ontario documentation guide.
• You have interpersonal skills to negotiate treatment plans and explain expected outcomes and possible side effects.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  You will be responsible for obtaining the criminal record check at your own expense and provide it, along with your written consent, to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you. (Note: If a Vulnerable Sector Screening Check is required, it must also be obtained in person at your local police service).
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.