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Deadline to apply: November 1st, 2024
Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse - Psychiatric & Mental Health Specialty (lifespan)
Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Clinic
Employer: CMHA Kenora Branch
Job Title: Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse
Work Location: Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Clinic
Employment Status: Full-Time, Permanent
For more information, please visit www.cmhak.on.ca
Overview:
Reporting to the Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Team Lead, the Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Clinic Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse works within a multidisciplinary team responsible for assessing clients’ physical health needs, making appropriate referrals to community physicians, providing management and administration of medication in conjunction with the consulting psychiatrist or practitioner, and providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services across the lifespan. The MMHAC Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse is expected to work as a member of a team and participate in clinical supervision with the Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Team Lead. The MMHAC Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse will ensure that the following objectives are achieved through the clinic: improving access to mental health and addiction services for unserved and underserved areas; improving health outcomes by removing barriers to access, including geography, transportation, and stigma; reducing healthcare costs by encouraging and easing intervention early and mitigating the need for higher intensity support later on; and reducing health disparities by ensuring access to services that are culturally and developmentally appropriate and available where and when clients need them. The MMHAC Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse will develop relationships with external providers to implement a collaborative service delivery model in multiple sites which will also include a landing space location identified for the MMHAC. The MMHAC Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse will ensure that high standards of quality client care and professional conduct are maintained, and that services provided are evidence-based, best practice approaches in partnership with traditional approaches as identified by the community and area. The MMHAC Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse will coordinate shift management with other registered nurse/registered practical nurses within the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kenora Branch when required by the MMHAC Team Lead and Chief Executive Officer.
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How to Apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume to: careers@cmhak.on.ca
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Kenora Branch welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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