Job opportunity
Mental Health Registered Practical Nurse
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Use psychiatric nursing expertise and therapeutic communication as a part time Registered Practical Nurse at Hamilton’s West 5th Campus.
This Registered Practical Nurse supports mentally disordered adult offenders through basic assessments, treatments, preventative care, education, and clinical support. Working under Registered Nurse direction, you will contribute within the Forensic Psychiatry Program’s multidisciplinary team. The schedule includes Monday to Sunday days, evenings, and nights, with twelve-hour shifts.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide nursing care to one or more offenders
Complete basic patient assessments and treatments
Deliver preventative, educational, and supportive interventions
Use communication techniques during patient care
Promote healing through non-violent crisis interventions
Requirements:
Minimum one year recent related clinical experience
Knowledge of psychiatric nursing and mental illness
Knowledge of major disorders and treatment modalities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Competence in trauma-informed care and crisis interventions
Bring psychiatric nursing knowledge, therapeutic communication, and patient-focused crisis skills to this part time forensic nursing assignment.
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Apply on source site This Registered Practical Nurse supports mentally disordered adult offenders through basic assessments, treatments, preventative care, education, and clinical support. Working under Registered Nurse direction, you will contribute within the Forensic Psychiatry Program’s multidisciplinary team. The schedule includes Monday to Sunday days, evenings, and nights, with twelve-hour shifts.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide nursing care to one or more offenders
Complete basic patient assessments and treatments
Deliver preventative, educational, and supportive interventions
Use communication techniques during patient care
Promote healing through non-violent crisis interventions
Requirements:
Minimum one year recent related clinical experience
Knowledge of psychiatric nursing and mental illness
Knowledge of major disorders and treatment modalities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Competence in trauma-informed care and crisis interventions
Bring psychiatric nursing knowledge, therapeutic communication, and patient-focused crisis skills to this part time forensic nursing assignment.
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