What we offer:
- Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits, and other employment perks*
- Flexible work arrangement supporting employee work life balance
- Employer Matching Defined Contribution Pension Plan up to 6%*
- Employee Wellness Program
- Extensive Educational and Training Opportunities and Supports
- Supportive work environment with regular Supervision and Feedback
- Renowned Accredited Clinical Programs
*Dependent on hours worked, length of service and/or collective agreement (where relevant)
Summary of Roles and Responsibilities
As the Program RN you will facilitate professional nursing practices that support the delivery of client-centered care. You will use your knowledge and skills in child/youth development; emotional and psychological care and medical/medication management to assist clients within the community and those youth residing in the residential programs. You will be working within an interdisciplinary team, providing treatment; collaborating on care plans with other team members and sharing expertise to optimize the care for clients and families.
Your responsibilities include:
- Comprehensive physical, emotional and developmental assessments
- Medication management including practices accomplished through medical directives
- Individual, family and group counseling as appropriate
- Engage in cognitive behavioural and other therapies as required and within scope
- Provide liaison and consultation within the program team and with outside physicians, laboratories and pharmacies
- Other responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Overseeing the systematic collection of laboratory, physical and developmental checks
- Organizing and participating in psychiatry consultations; including follow-up and management of psychiatric plan of care
- Support youth within residential care to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including coping with possible medication side effects (e.g.: undesired weight gain)
- Provide education and guidance to children, youth and families around health and wellness concerns; normal growth and development issues and mental health presentation
- Provide education and support to child youth workers and staff as needed
Qualification and Skills
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent**
- Member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Proof of Personal Professional Liability Insurance
- Recent experience and expertise in mental health/psychiatry
- Knowledge of normal child/youth growth and development
- Excellent nursing clinical assessment and intervention skills
- Experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Proven facilitation, communication and counselling skills
- Excellent and proven goal-directed, solution-focused interpersonal skills
- The successful candidate will require a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Fluency in French language (written and oral) an asset.
** Please note that Equivalent combination of education & experience will be considered.
Kinark Child and Family Services conditions of employment include but are not limited to successful Criminal Record Check or Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening (based on position), completed Pre-Employment Medical certificate, and proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination for each vaccine dose received is required.
Kinark Child and Family Services values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify People and Culture at kinark.jobs@kinark.on.ca or (905) 474-9595. While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.