Department: Community Mental Health and Addictions

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for providing safe, competent and ethical nursing care as outlined in the College of Nurses of Ontario Practice Standards and Guidelines for Ethical Behaviour, North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) policies/procedures, and the standards of care appropriate to the area of clinical practice. Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) provide the full range of care requirements for patients with predictable outcomes as patient complexity increases there is a corresponding increase in the need for RPN’s to consult with RN’s (CNO Standards).

QUALIFICATIONS

- Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) required (recent within the last twelve months)
- Current Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate an asset
- Experience in Community Mental Health and Addictions required
- Medical / clinical experience in an active care setting preferred or substance use withdrawal setting required
- Knowledge of Mental Health conditions, psychotropic medication, related side effects, symptom management and health teaching required
- Sound knowledge of substance misuse and addictions treatment
- Applied approaches in health promotion, self-management, harm reduction, disease management and monitoring practices
- Demonstrated ability to support clients with a variety of mental health, addictions, and physical health conditions
- Conducts mental and physical status assessments and assess clients’ physiological, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual needs to determine priority of care requirements based on client needs, availability of resources and best practices
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in implementing a Recovery Based Philosophy and knowledge of the Patient and Family Partnered Care Practices
- Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
- Skilled in client engagement, readiness development and group work




- Assesses high risk situations and provide effective crisis management and de-escalation
- Demonstrated effective decision-making ability to problem solve and deal effectively with conflict situations
- Previous experience providing individual goal directed counselling and group health teaching is required
- Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team, able to build and inspire a positive team culture that exemplifies our CARE values
- Must be involved in continuing education and demonstrate commitment to quality improvement
- Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promotes communication and lead to a cooperative approach to problem solving within a multidisciplinary setting
- Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care required
- Demonstrated knowledge of Meditech modules required and basic computer knowledge is required
- Valuable attendance and work record required
- Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
- Must demonstrate commitment to ensure your safety, the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
- 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.

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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