Registered Nurse-Child & Adolescent
Humber River Hospital
- Toronto, ON
- $37.93-54.37 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Hours of work: Rotating shifts days, evenings, nights, and weekendsEmployee Group: ONAResponsibilities:Completes psychiatric nursing assessment of patientsAdministers Regular and or PRN medication to patients as required.Provides health teaching to children, youth and family members concerning medication regimes using a biopsychosocial framework.Leads and co-leads therapeutic groups and supervises patient learning activities in a classroom setting.Establishes therapeutic alliances with the patients and their families.Implements patient interventions based on assessment, patient and family input and in conjunction with the treatment team using a patient and family centered approach to care.Ensures coordinated delivery of care through ongoing communication with all members of the team including school teachers and teaching assistant.Documents all assessment findings, treatment plans, progress and discharge summaries of interventions as requiredAttends patient related meetings to report on assessment findings and discuss plans for interventions and discharge as required.Provides coverage to the other Inpatient Units of the Mental Health and Addictions Program as needed.Assists with application of behavior management strategies under the guidance of the psychiatrist. * Nurses may be reassigned to other mental health units as per the Collective Agreement
- Other related duties as required.
- An awareness and Knowledge/experience in Trauma Informed Care preferred