Who we are:

Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years.

During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.

Overview of the Role:

Reporting to the HART Hub Lead, this individual will have responsibility to provide outstanding primary care nursing services for marginalized clients, who may have severe and persistent mental illness and addictions, across the lifespan. This position is community clinic-based serving those who are homeless or precariously housed with a focus on specialized care for complex individuals.

Location: HART Hub employees may begin work at 60 Bond St. West, and will move to the designated HART Hub location in Oshawa at a later date.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Client Care

- Participates to full scope as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team providing nursing services for all clients
- Functions within the HART Hub model in all daily encounters
- Performs triage assessments and comprehensive mental health and addictions assessments
- Assessments are holistic and include relevant medical, psychiatric and social domains
- Contributes to an integrated,



comprehensive care plan that reflect the client’s goals and aligns with program aims
- Provides care, information and resources regarding prevention, healthier behaviours, chronic disease management and end of life planning to reduce harm whenever possible
- Participates in treatment monitoring and evaluation of care
- Performs venipuncture and wound care daily
- Administers medication/treatments (including IM route) to clients on daily basis
- Manages multiple nursing interventions simultaneously in rapidly changing situations
- Implements plans of care for highly complex clients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team at HART Hub

Recovery Planning and Advocacy

- Facilitates access to mental health and addictions services including diagnosis, treatment, counselling (individual, group), and ongoing evaluation.
- Educates clients on their medication, including side effects, drug/alcohol interactions to foster adherence
- Advocates for program and system processes that reflect the needs and desired outcomes for clients

Documentation and Communication

- Documents client contact using clinical methods and within predetermined time frames in accordance with CMHA Durham policies and procedures
- Participate in effective client transitions and rounds to ensure client care is seamless

Team Collaboration and Crisis Support





- Exchanges and/or transfers recent knowledge about evidenced-based practices within the team

- Assists in the development and revision of policies related to health care
- Provides linkages to other health care professionals and community services as needed
- Assesses the significance of changes in the clients’ clinical status and intervenes, when necessary, to minimize risk to client and employees

- Responds to emergencies as a member of the Emergency Response Team

Client Safety

Adhere to CMHA Durham client safety programs including program policies as well as infection prevention and control (IPAC) procedures. In partnership with clients, family members, and fellow employees, maintain open lines of communication to assist the organization in identifying and achieving quality outcomes for client safety. Report client safety incidents and suggested improvements to manager or delegate.

Other Duties as Assigned

- Attend, participate in team meetings and all employee meetings
- Participate in organizational quality improvement activities, e.g. accreditation projects, committee work, special events
- Participate in quality improvement activities at the team/program level
- Participate in external committees as required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent(s) of this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position.

Effort:

- Sits stands and walks daily to perform the duties of the job
- Concentration, attentiveness, a

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