Registered Psychiatric Nurse(rpn) - Registered Nurse (N2) - Geri Mental Health
Requisition ID: 378748
Position Number: 20083528
Posting End Date: April 9, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital
Department / Unit: Geri Mental Health - VGH
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MNU
Anticipated Start Date: 05/01/2025
FTE: 0.70
Anticipated Shift: Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $41.733, $43.191, $44.652, $46.173, $47.665, $49.208, $50.191, $51.196
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Faites progresser votre carrière dans la Région sanitaire de Winnipeg! Notre équipe offre une gamme étendue de services de soins de santé par le biais d'un réseau intégré de sites, de services et d'organismes. Nous sommes unis par un engagement commun en faveur de l'excellence et de l'équité des soins de santé.
Position Overview
Under the general supervision of the Manager Health Services, the RPN/RN is responsible for providing professional nursing services for patients, including those with complex and unpredictable health needs. These services include independent nursing services, administration of intervention and treatments, a leadership role within the healthcare team, and facilitating coordination of patient care and discharge. Demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.
Experience
- RPN or;
- RN - Two years of recent, related mental health experience or an RN who has recently completed a senior practicum in mental health or an RN with a Canadian Nursing Association certificate in Mental Health required.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Graduate of an approved Registered Psychiatric Nursing program or approved Registered Nursing program required.
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse preferred.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of active registration with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM) or the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
Qualifications and Skills
- Knowledge of:
- College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses/Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Psychiatric/Registered Nurses.
- College of Registered Psychiatric/Registered Nurses of Manitoba Code of Ethics for Registered Psychiatric/Registered Nurses.
- Scope of practice as documented in the Registered Psychiatric/Registered Nurses Act.
- Regional/Facility/Unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
- Nursing care knowledge related to clinical area.
- Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
- Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
- Principles of delegation.
- Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
- Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
- Demonstrated critical thinking/problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or group of patients.
- Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care.
- Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
- Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
- Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
- Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
Physical Requirements
- Moderate to heavy physical effort required.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Le poste exige une vérification satisfaisante du casier judiciaire (y compris une vérification de l'habilitation à travailler auprès de personnes vulnérables), du registre des enfants maltraités et du registre des adultes maltraités comme conditions d'emploi. La candidate ou le candidat retenu devra assumer les frais de service engagés, s'il y a lieu. Une vérification de sécurité est jugée à jour si elle a été obtenue au plus tard six (6) mois avant le début de l'emploi.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Veuillez noter qu'il est interdit qu'un employé ou une employée ait deux postes ETP ou plus, équivalant à un taux combiné de plus de 1,0, dans toute l'entité légale de l'ORSW (Centre Deer Lodge, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Hôpital Grace, Centre des sciences de la santé, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, River Park Gardens, Hôpital Victoria, programmes administratifs de l'ORSW, services de santé communautaire de l'ORSW).
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
On peut demander aux candidat(e)s qui sont convoqué(e)s à une entrevue de participer à une évaluation des compétences.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
Toute demande d'emploi et tout CV reçus après la date de tombée ne seront pas considérés dans le concours.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Nous serons heureux de recevoir les candidatures de personnes handicapées. Des accommodements peuvent être faits, à la demande, pendant le processus d'évaluation et de sélection.