Job Description

The GAU B is currently seeking a full-time, permanent Team Lead. Reporting to the Manager and working collaboratively with the Geriatrics Program practice leadership group, the Team Lead supports the Manager to anticipate needs of the inpatient unit over time and collaborates with the unit’s interprofessional team to provide effective coordination of client/patient-centered care, consistent with CAMH’s vision and strategic directions. As part of the Geriatrics program, GAU B provides assessment, care and treatment to older adults aged 65 and older who have serious mental health, addictions and neurocognitive disorders. The Team Lead will assume responsibility for the communication, liaison and coordination of client/patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and appointments during the assigned shifts and for future shifts as appropriate. The successful candidate will facilitate service delivery, ensuring a high standard of quality and safety.

Job Description

The GAU B is currently seeking a full time, permanent Team Lead. Reporting to the Manager and working collaboratively with the Geriatrics Program practice leadership group, the Team Lead supports the Manager to anticipate needs of the inpatient unit over time and collaborates with the unit’s interprofessional team to provide effective coordination of client/patient-centered care, consistent with CAMH’s vision and strategic directions. As part of the Geriatrics program, GAU B provides assessment, care and treatment to older adults aged 65 and older who have serious mental health, addictions and neurocognitive disorders. The Team Lead will assume responsibility for the communication, liaison and coordination of client/patient admissions, discharges, transfers,



and appointments during the assigned shifts and for future shifts as appropriate. The successful candidate will facilitate service delivery, ensuring a high standard of quality and safety.

Responsibilities

The Team Lead will ensure that the nurse/patient assignment is clear and reflects the principles of accountability for care, also ensuring that client/patient assignments are accurate and properly recorded as per established unit processes and CAMH standards. The Team Lead will coordinate and assign breaks, break coverage, close observations and client appointments/activities off the unit for relevant staff; continuously monitoring and assessing unit needs based on the unit milieu, and advocating for change in the staffing complement due to changing unit needs. You will link new staff, including Nursing Resources Unit staff, new graduate nurses, clinical externs, and agency staff with appropriate unit resources and facilitate orientation to the unit, ensuring they become familiar with unit procedures/processes. You will coordinate and/or assign, in collaboration with clinical supervisors/preceptors, an appropriate CAMH unit staff to assist students of all disciplines, educating them on unit procedures, and to assist with client/patient care issues. The Team Lead will collaborate with the manager, advanced practice clinical leader and nurse educator regarding staff participation in off-unit meetings/ training,



educational events such as Nursing Practice Council, Education Rounds, BPG champion events and facilitate participation by assigning nursing coverage for clients, taking into account unit acuity and needs of orienting other staff. You will coordinate unit clinical rounds/forums (e.g. morning rounds, team huddles, unit debriefs, etc.) and care conferences as appropriate or applicable. The Team Lead will coordinate shift report as per CAMH standards and facilitate communication within the unit and between the unit and other service areas. You will ensure that the census/unit reports are accurate and follow appropriate unit procedures, and provide the bed flow report, transfer of care report and other relevant reports, as required. You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards and requirements and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of best-practices, all of which advance excellence in nursing and client/patient care. This position will be based at the Queen Street Site at 80 Workman Way and will be a regular day shift.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must be a member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario. A current B.
C.
L.
S. (CPR) certificate is also required. Candidates will possess a BScN and preference will be given to those with a CNA certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. At least two years (or 3900 hours) of clinical experience within the mental health and additions field; with a particular focus on population specific knowledge, serving older adults (65+) with serious mental health, addictions and neurocognitive disorders. The successful candidate will possess profic

📌 Nurse Team Lead (Toronto)
🏢 CAMH
📍 Toronto