Position Summary

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide assessment and therapeutic interventions in a recovery-focused model of care. You will deliver mental health and general nursing care to patients with severe and persistent mental illness, using the nursing process and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Assignment

The assignment is to work in our Dual Diagnosis Services (DDS) Program, which provides inpatient, comprehensive outpatient, and outreach services to adults who are developmentally handicapped with a serious mental illness and exhibit significant behavioural challenges. DDS combines expertise in assessing and treating these behavioural challenges with specialized psychiatric treatment and behavioural programming. Treatment plans include life skills, recreation, supportive counseling, group programming, family support, education, and consultation. The multidisciplinary team helps patients address difficulties through skills assessment, goal‑oriented planning, education and psychiatric stabilization.

Note: Although the posted vacancy is to work within DDS, all Registered Nurses must have the ability to work in any area of the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences as patients’ needs dictate.

Requirements

- Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
- Current CPR Level HCP certification.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to maintaining reflective practice standards.




- Knowledge of Canadian Standards for Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nursing and relevant policies such as the Mental Health Act and PHIPA.
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and perform the nurse facilitator/care coordinator role, case management, clinical assessment and intervention, and documentation of care.
- Knowledge and experience of the challenges involved in community integration of psychiatric inpatients.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and effective oral/written communication skills.
- Implementation of the Recovery philosophy in all aspects of care as a Recovery champion.
- Leadership and preceptorship experience.
- Working knowledge of computers; Meditech experience preferred.
- Excellent organizational, problem‑solving, decision‑making, conflict resolution and critical‑thinking abilities.
- Physical ability to perform job demands.
- Positive attendance record.
- Availability to work various daytime, evening and weekend shifts.
- BScN preferred.
- CNA certification in psychiatric/mental health nursing preferred.
- Recent psychiatric nursing and/or adolescent experience is an asset.
- Ability to work with clients of diverse ethno‑racial and cultural backgrounds; proficiency in a second language is an asset.
- Research experience is an asset.

Additional Information

Link to OPSEU Wage Table. This position is part of the OPSEU bargaining unit.

Job Posting Closing: July 17th 2026 – applicants after this date will not be considered.

Vacancies: 1. This is replacing an existing vacancy.

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📌 (PERMANENT FULL TIME) REGISTERED NURSE 2 - DUAL DIAGNOSIS SERVICE (DDS)
🏢 Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
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