Department: Assertive Community Treatment Team

The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) is a best practice model providing specialized community care supporting people living with severe and persistent mental illness in achieving satisfying, hopeful and contributing lives. The teams provide community based client-centered, recovery-oriented mental health services for persons with responsible mental illnesses. Services are delivered by an interdisciplinary mental health team that provides the majority of the treatment, rehabilitation, and support services that clients need to achieve their goals. Intensive services are available 24 hours per day, seven days a week and are provided based on individual needs and a mutually agreed upon plan between the client and ACTT staff. ACTT services are individually tailored with each client and address the preferences and identified goals of each client.

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)

Current Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate an asset

Minimum (1-2 year) experience in community Mental Health and Addictions required

Minimum (2-3 year) medical/clinical experience in an active care setting (within last 2-3 years) required

Knowledge of psychiatric conditions, psychotropic medication, related side effects, symptom management and health teaching required

Demonstrated ability to support clients with a variety of mental health and physical health conditions across the adult life span required

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in implementing a Recovery Based Philosophy in mental health is required

Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association, Certified in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Canada (CPMH(c)) is an asset

Applied approaches in health promotion, self-management, harm reduction, disease management and health monitoring practices

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in applying recovery informed approaches like Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction,



Crisis Intervention and Trauma Informed Care

Knowledge of Group facilitation, program planning and patient engagement

Knowledge of ACTT Standards clinical care pathway

Demonstrated knowledge of community mental health, addictions and vocational services

Knowledge of best practices in addiction and mental health crisis intervention, the Patient Family Partnered Care practices and the ACTT model of care

Capillary Blood Glucose Certification

Instructclients and their families in health education and disease prevention, educate, support around their rights and preferences around treatment and recovery

Coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of clients’ physical health, making appropriate referrals and coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment, in collaboration with the team psychiatrist

Conduct home visits to determine the clients’ needs, which may result in first aid, treatments such as medication administration, glucometer readings, monitoring of vital signs, and observation for changes in clients’ conditions that require physical attention, with an ongoing duty to record information in the client file

Evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects, and arrange for required lab work, according to protocol

Organize with other team members to manage and provide medication to clients to integrate medication administration into clients’ individual/recovery plans

Manage pharmaceutical and medical supplies, under the direction of the team psychiatrist and in collaboration with other nurses on the team

Participate in treatment, rehabilitation, and support services

Skills/Abilities:

Must demonstrate excellent level of interpersonal skills





Must demonstrate excellent level of written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, clients, families, regional support services and community partners required

Ability to provide health teaching to individuals and groups required

Must be committed to continuing education on an annual basis and demonstrate commitment to quality improvement required

Ability to effectively assume a leadership role as a collaborative member of the health team required

Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required

Able to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to all patients required

Ability to problem-solve and function in fast-paced environment required

Excellent demonstrated assessment, critical thinking and intervention skills required

Must demonstrate basic computer knowledge

Valid class G Driver’s License and Ministry of Transportation Driver’s Abstract for extensive travel within the catchment area

Must demonstrate commitment to ensure personal safety, safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors

Ability to support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events required

Must demonstrate good attendance and work record

Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is an asset

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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