Your Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity awaits a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse who enjoys working with children and adolescents. This position within Tertiary Services under the Children, Youth & Family - Addiction & Mental Health umbrella, is a regularized relief position requiring flexibility across 5 programs at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital. In addition to providing safe, ethical nursing care to the pediatric/adolescent patient, the Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse integrates knowledge, skills and ability to ensure ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care through the use of an Integrated Plan of Care (IPoC). Duties include crisis intervention and de-escalation, assessment, medication administration, diagnostic and treatment-based nursing care. Reporting to the Care Manager and as a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse facilitates collaborative planning with the family and patient central to the decision-making process. Responsibilities include participation in activities and initiatives aimed at promoting, maintaining, and improving quality and safety for patients, families, and caregivers along with advocating for children in schools and triaging for treatment, as well as parent/school teaching in illness, medications, and funding requirements. The incumbent is reliable and maintains a high degree of professionalism. Note: This is a Regularized Relief Position and therefore requires flexibility to the provided rotation in order to allow for the expected coverage for pre-booked vacation and education relief, etc. across the 5 GRH/RAH Tertiary programs with CYFAMH.
Description:
As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care, while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $39.58 /hour - $54.16/hour. Upon being entered into the register of Registered Psychiatric Nurses, the rate of pay shall be adjusted to the rate of pay applicable to a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(a)(i) or (ii) as applicable.
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