Clinical Nurse Specialist

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Royal Mental Health Centre Full time
Job Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team at The Royal Mental Health Centre. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will provide expert nursing care to patients with complex mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct, expert care to patients with complex mental health needs, incorporating health promotion, disease prevention, and management.
  • Assess complex clinical care issues, develop, implement, and evaluate innovative approaches and programs addressing these issues.
  • Recognize the need for and plan outcome measurements, including client feedback, pre- and post-surveys, and monitoring of length of stay and readmission rates.
  • Identify and assess trends or patterns at macro, meso, and micro levels that have health implications for patients, and develop strategies to mitigate negative outcomes and enhance positive outcomes.
  • Participate in strategic planning for healthcare services, departments, or facilities, and contribute to system-level change through the development of standards of care, practice guidelines, care protocols, programs, and policies.
  • Identify gaps in nursing practice and organizational processes, and develop strategies to facilitate and manage change.
  • Understand legislative and standards-driven issues that influence health policy, and use this knowledge to build strategies to improve patient care and healthcare access.
  • Disseminate knowledge using appropriate delivery methods, including pamphlets, visual aids, presentations, and publications.
  • Identify the learning needs of nurses and other healthcare team members, and find or develop programs and resources to meet those needs.
  • Plan, initiate, coordinate, and evaluate specialized education programs for patients, families, and/or healthcare professionals based on needs, priorities, and organizational resources.
  • Act as a mentor, preceptor, coach, or role model for nursing colleagues, other members of the healthcare team, and students.
  • Contribute to the knowledge, clinical skills, and client care abilities of team members and other healthcare providers, and advocate for an organizational culture that supports professional growth, continuous learning, and collaborative practices.
  • Contribute to evidence of clinical practice by utilizing and/or supporting research, and identify opportunities to participate in research, publish in clinical journals, and present at conferences.
  • Identify, appraise, and apply research, practice guidelines, and current best practice, and collect data on and evaluate client outcomes and healthcare delivery.
  • Participate in and support nurses in continuous quality improvement initiatives, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions/nursing services on patient outcomes.
  • Foster critical thinking amongst staff in decision-making and problem-solving, and apply theories and principles of project and change management.
  • Participate in and provide leadership on interprofessional committees as they pertain to the select patient population, and facilitate and support a collaborative, interprofessional team practice model.
  • Initiate timely and appropriate consultation, referrals, and collaboration with other healthcare providers, and provide recommendations or relevant treatment in response to consultation or incoming referrals.
  • Work collaboratively with healthcare providers to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate clinical interventions, and share expertise, provide consultation, and advocate as required at the regional, provincial, national level in the area of specialty.
  • Articulate the contribution of CNS within the interprofessional healthcare team and among intersectoral stakeholders, and function as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Liaise and consult with relevant community agencies and service providers, and build effective collaborative working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Participate in program and discipline-specific committees and task groups, and work in a manner that complies with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies, and procedures of The Royal.
  • Ensure a work environment that is conducive to The Royal's Anti-Racism, Discrimination & Harassment-Free Workplace policy.

Qualifications:

  • Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
  • Master's Degree in Nursing required.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience as a Registered Nurse providing services in psychiatric care and mental health.
  • Member of relevant professional organizations (preferred).
  • CPMHN (C) required.
  • Experience with CBTp (preferred).
  • Current CPR certificate, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Level C.
  • Direct clinical practice experience in psychiatry/mental health nursing care.
  • Knowledge of mental health best practices, community services, and crisis response.
  • Proven ability in independent and collaborative decision-making.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work with adult learners and colleagues in a variety of settings using a collaborative approach.
  • Ability to respond to questions and requests in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrated commitment to own continuing academic growth and development.
  • Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills – ability to respond to shifting priorities and to multi-task.
  • Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines/timelines.
  • Demonstrated computer literacy.
  • Commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement, Best Practices, and Team Work.
  • Effective mentoring and clinical supervision skills to support both the academic role and the clinical practice of other team members.
  • Experience with clinical documentation in an Electronic Health Record.
  • English level A- is mandatory in oral comprehension, expression, reading, and writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.

Salary Range: $40.06 to $59.88 per hour

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