Department: Mobile Crisis
The Registered Nurse on the Mobile Crisis Team works collaboratively with police and community partners to provide immediate mental health crisis intervention and support within the community. The role involves assisting with crisis de-escalation, conducting mental health and risk assessments, and supporting apprehensions under the Mental Health Act when required. The Registered Nurse facilitates access to appropriate services and supports, including emergency psychiatric assessment, safe bed programs, ongoing mental health case management, treatment services, and other community-based resources to promote stabilization and continuity of care.
QUALIFICATIONS
Certification/Experience/Knowledge:
- Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) certificate required (within the last twelve months)
- Minimum three (3) years’ recent experience in a Mental Health and Addictions setting required
- Demonstrated experience conducting comprehensive assessments, including risk, biopsychosocial, physiological, and consultation assessments with individuals and service providers required
- Demonstrated clinical competency in caring for patients with a broad range of mental health conditions across the lifespan required
- Extensive knowledge of inpatient mental health services, community-based programs, and related support services required
- Knowledge of psychopharmacology, with a focus on psychiatric pharmacology, required
- Ability to work collaboratively in partnership with the North Bay Police Service required
- Ability to provide Mental Health and Addictions education and awareness to a variety of stakeholders required
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision required
- Excellent verbal de-escalation and crisis intervention skills required
- Valid Class G driver’s license and acceptable Ministry of Transportation driver’s abstract required
- Ability and willingness to travel required
Skills/Abilities:
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills required
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, families, regional support services, and community partners required
- Ability to provide health teaching and education to individuals and groups required
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous quality improvement required
- Ability to effectively assume a leadership role as a collaborative member of the healthcare team required
- Ability to assume responsibility for patient care within a total patient care model required
- Ability to meet the physical demands associated with providing nursing care required
- Strong problem-solving abilities and capacity to function effectively in a fast-paced environment required
- Excellent assessment, critical thinking, and intervention skills required
- Demonstrated basic computer proficiency required
- Demonstrated commitment to personal safety and the safety of patients, staff, volunteers, and visitors required
- Ability to support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events required
- Demonstrated good attendance and work record required
- Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.
Pay rate, benefits and other terms and conditions are as per the ONA Local 020 Collective Agreement
North Bay Regional Health Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.
All new hires are required to complete a Criminal Record Check (CRC) or a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC), as applicable to the position. A satisfactory result, in accordance with organizational requirements, is a condition of employment.
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