Registered Nurse - Bridging Service

Job Description

An exciting opportunity to join CAMH's dynamic Bridging Service team. The Bridging Service provides low-barrier, rapid access to care for clients following an acute episode of care. We are currently seeking a full-time, temporary Registered Nurse (until February 26, 2027).

As a member of an inter-professional team, you will provide client-centred mental health, addiction, and nursing care to individuals from diverse backgrounds experiencing acute mental health and substance use concerns. You will provide comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, brief supportive treatment, care coordination, and psychoeducation while supporting clients through periods of acute need and transition. You will ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care and practice in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario professional standards, the Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, CAMH policies and procedures, and the CAMH Practice Model of Care.

This position is based at 1051 Queen Street West and involves 8-hour shifts, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• You will perform mental health, behavioural, and risk assessments; develop, implement, and evaluate care plans; and provide crisis intervention, brief supportive counselling, psychoeducation, and case management. You will coordinate care with clients, families, community agencies, hospitals, and other service providers to connect clients to the resources they need.
• You will monitor client responses to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, administer medications safely, and maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation. You will also participate in triage and disposition planning.
• You will contribute to program development, quality improvement, research, and evaluation; provide education and support to students; facilitate therapeutic groups; and help foster a workplace that embraces diversity, collaboration, and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must be a registered member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess current B.C.L.S. (CPR) certification. You must also be eligible for an adjunct faculty appointment with a Faculty of Nursing affiliated with CAMH.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of two years of experience in mental health, particularly in crisis, acute care, outpatient, or intake settings. Certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (CPMHN(C)) is considered an asset.
• You will have strong assessment, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships and work effectively within an inter-professional team. Sound knowledge of mental health nursing, crisis intervention, recovery-oriented care, case management, and community resources is required. Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, and brief therapy models, is an asset.
• Effective organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Computer literacy, including electronic health record documentation, is required. The ability to work with clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language is an asset.

Salary Range: $41.15 – $58.98 per hour

About Us

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.

CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.

CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

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