Support psychiatric inpatient care at The Ottawa Hospital using crisis intervention expertise and comprehensive nursing assessment skills. Shifts include days, nights, weekends, and 12-hour rotations.
This Registered Nurse position serves a specialized hospital workplace within The Ottawa Hospital’s learning and research system. Candidates need recent acute-care psychiatry experience, effective communication, and knowledge of relevant legislation. The work includes referrals, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emergency judgment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess, plan, prioritize, organize, implement, and evaluate patient care
- Apply crisis intervention techniques in acute psychiatry settings
- Make effective referrals using community resource knowledge
- Communicate with departments,
police officers, and community partners
- Document information thoroughly using personal computers
Requirements:
- Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Three months of recent acute-care psychiatry experience
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and crisis intervention techniques
- Ability to work autonomously and within interdisciplinary teams
- Eligibility to work in Canada
Bring psychiatric nursing, crisis intervention, assessment, and referral expertise to inpatient care at The Ottawa Hospital.