Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), Child Mental Health IP

Job Description

Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), Child Mental Health IP

Company Bio
IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do. We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation. North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing! At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.

Position Summary
Registered Practical Nurse, Child Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Your goal in this position is to provide excellent patient and family driven care, in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. You will do this by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of care providers, with an emphasis on the assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of patient health. You will take on the shared responsibility for ensuring that health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families. You’re a great relationship builder, have excellent counselling skills and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You also have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families. You are competent to manage patients with a variety of mental health conditions. This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.

Great Registered Practical Nurses are:

Organized – they embrace the challenge of prioritizing patient care demands in a fast paced environment, and are eager to engage with new challenges every single day

Great Communicators – they communicate effectively with colleagues, staff, volunteers and families

Decisive – at the end of the day, they have the ability to make the big decisions, to take ownership of their actions, and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills in the best interests of the patient

Safety Conscious – they know that keeping everyone safe and healthy is the highest priority, and follow all H&S policies and guidelines

Committed – they embrace our learning culture and demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills

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On a practical level, you will

Demonstrate the ability to function to the full scope of nursing practice per the College of Nurse of Ontario

Communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients/clients, families and other members of the health care team

Think critically, set priorities and organize work in response to client/patient needs

Demonstrate knowledge of transfers and lifts

Be committed to ongoing learning, professional development, and continuous quality improvement

Have proficient skill level with computers, MS Word, Internet searches, data entry and patient information systems

Demonstrate evidence of self- motivation regarding continuing education in areas of patient assessment, and patient education

Qualifications

Registered Practical Nursing diploma from a recognized Community College

Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification (BCLS)

Current Medication Certificate

Current NCI certification

Two years Child & Adolescent psychiatry experience required

Bilingualism in French/English an asset

What We Offer
Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals.
This is a Full Time Temporary Position of 10 months with 8 hour shifts, days, evenings and weekends in the Child Mental Health Inpatient department. We offer a highly competitive total compensation package which may include benefits, pension, vacation pay, or pay in lieu of benefits, when applicable. If you were searching for more reasons to consider joining the wonderful team at NYGH, check out some features of our Total Rewards package by visiting nygh.on.ca

FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital’s Occupational Health and Safety department.

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