Registered Practical Nurse, Full Time, Community Adult Mental Health

Job Code: 27888

Status: Full Time

Location: Community Locations

Union: OPSEU 4104 Service Clerical

Wage: $38.47 - $39.81

Posting Period: Posted Until Filled

Under the direction of the Community Team Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for the provision of nursing services, including medication management and administration in conjunction with the team, assessing the needs of clients, making appropriate referrals to community physicians and consulting with interprofessional team members. The Registered Practical Nurse also contributes to the development of comprehensive client-centered assessments and treatment plans. In addition, the RPN will assist in the service coordination for an assigned group of clients that includes providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services.

The Community Adult Mental Health Programs aim to prioritize dignity, autonomy, and safe transitions for individuals living with dementia, mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, substance use health challenges and cognitive impairment or decline. The stepped-care approach matches client needs to community-based support, transitional support, acute inpatient and complex continuing care. This is a comprehensive, wrap-around service aimed at improving person-centered care, reducing caregiver distress, and enhancing continuity of care.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Practical Nursing Diploma
• Active, unrestricted registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum one (1) year of work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness and/or neurocognitive changes in an outpatient psychiatric setting
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting, preferred
• Valid Ontario G Class driver’s license, satisfactory driver’s abstract and access to reliable means of transportation on a regular basis

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides individualized service coordination for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team; assumes primary responsibility for overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and treatment team, providing individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as clients’ needs change, educating and supporting clients’ families, and advocating for clients’ rights and preferences
• Participates in and conducts parts of the client-centered comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status and diagnosis; physical health and dental health (e.g. health status and any medical conditions present); use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g. self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships
• Acts as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• Participates in daily organization of client related activities in collaboration with other team members
• Provides on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours, serves as backup to evening and weekend staff, and provides night and weekend staff support as required
• Takes a lead role or participates in providing medication administration and medical services
• Under the direction of the MRP and in collaboration with other nurses on the team, develops, revises, maintains, and leads team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment and medication policies and procedures including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the team psychiatrist; evaluates and charts psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects; and arranges for required lab work according to protocol

Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across Southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centred approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries, benefits and pension
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake

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