Registered Nurse

Union: ONA
New or Replacement: Replacement
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Inpatient Mental Health Unit
Reports to: Nurse Manager
Wage Range: $40.24 - 57.68 per hour (start rate is non-negotiable and in accordance with collective agreement requirements)
Hours: 22.5 Hours per Week
Shifts: Day/Evening/Nights/Weekends
Status: Temporary Part-Time (12 Months Contract)
Closing Date: March 13, 2026

Duties

On the Intensive Care, General, Eating Disorder and Geriatric Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, the Registered Nurse practices in accordance with the Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. The Registered Nurse will specifically be responsible for:

• Developing a therapeutic alliance with clients, collaborating with team members and the client regarding a treatment plan and implementing the plan, management of patients who at times exhibit disorganized
• Dis-inhibited or aggressive behavior, knowledge of ECT procedures and pre/post assessment
• Mental status assessment, peer consultation
• Psycho-tropic medication administration and monitoring of side effects
• Discharge planning
• Providing patient and family support, co-facilitating groups with the interdisciplinary team.
• Group facilitation skills would be an asset.