Department: Complex Continuing Care - Dementia Care - B1
The Seniors’ Mental Health Program provides a continuum of specialized mental health services and education for seniors and their formal and informal caregivers across northeast Ontario.The program provides assessment, intervention and support to assist individuals with age related mental health disorders to remain in the community (private home, long-term care home or retirement home) and to prevent psychiatric hospitalization where possible. While most individuals receiving services from the program are over 65 years of age, services are also provided to those under 65 if they have an age related mental health issue.
QUALIFICATIONS Certification/Experience/Knowledge: Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario required
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required
Medical clinical experience in an acute care setting required
Certified in Medication Administration required with recent related experiencerequired
Experience with catheterization
Gentle Persuasive approach (GPA) Certificate required
Capillary Blood Glucose (CBG) Certification required
PIECES certificate considered an asset
Skills/Abilities: Excellent level of interpersonal skills required
Excellent level of written and verbal communication skills required
Ability to effectively provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
Ability to work as a team-oriented member of the health team required
Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
Ability to work with minimal supervision required
Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to medical patients required
Basic computer knowledge required
Must demonstrate commitment to ensure your safety, the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
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 CUPE 139 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.
NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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