Summary of Duties

The Mental Health Nurse will be a member of the interprofessional team providing assessment, care, and treatment in Psychiatry. In collaboration with other team members, the Nurse will:

• Provide psychosocial support and counselling, support patients through regular, patient-centred follow up.
• Identify appropriate resources to patient needs taking into consideration severity of illness, culture, language, reading level and health literacy.
• Taking into account each patient’s values, preferences and circumstances, support the development of patient‑centred goals.
• Facilitate family team meetings as needed.
• Implement interventions/treatment plans with patients, family members, significant others, and the multi-disciplinary team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behaviour, attitudes and feelings.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to patient needs within scope of practice and professional bounda...