Posted 24 days ago
Registered Practical Nurse - GAU-A
@ Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
CAMH is hiring a temporary (18-month), full-time Registered Practical Nurse for the Geriatric Admission Unit A to deliver client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care to older adults with mental health and addiction issues. The role involves assessments, care planning within an interprofessional team, and 12-hour shift rotations including weekends. Salary range is $32.42 to $38.33 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for older adults with mental health and addiction issues
- Collaborate with the primary nurse and interprofessional team on client care plans
- Observe behaviour and monitor responses to medication and interventions
- Document care and communicate with team members
- Provide education and supervision to students
Requirements summary:
- Current RPN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current BCLS (CPR) certification
- Medication administration certification
- Psychiatric nursing experience, especially with older adults
- Ability to manage disturbed behaviour and crisis situations
- Computer literacy; French or another language is an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | French |
| Licences & certifications | RPN, Medication administration certification |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, 2SLGBTQ+, Women, People with disabilities |
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
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Mental Health Is Health
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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues. As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience. We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health. Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 1001 Queen Street, West, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4, CA
- 250 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1R8, CA
- 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1, CA
- Business categories
- Health Care
- Education
- Non Profit
- Mental Health
- Other recorded names
- CAMH
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
- Specialties
- Clinical care
- Research
- Education
- Policy Development and Health Promotion
- and Mental Health
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- Reported total investment
- 206,268,543
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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues. As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1998 |
| Specialties | Clinical careResearchEducationPolicy Development and Health Promotionand Mental Health |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 46 |
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The Geriatric Mental Health Program is currently seeking a full time, temporary (18 months), Registered Practical Nurse to work in the Geriatric Admission Unit A. Reporting to the GAU-A Manager and working within the inter-professional team, you will provide client-centred care to older individuals with mental health and addiction issues. You will provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care and ensure the security, the safety and the CNO standards of nursing practice are maintained.
As a Registered Practical Nurse, you will collaborate with the primary nurse to perform assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of client care for clients with mental health and addiction issues. As a member of an inter-professional team, the Registered Practical Nurse will be responsible for working with patients from diverse backgrounds, contributing to program development; and provide education support and supervision to students. You will have sound knowledge of geriatric psychiatry, crisis intervention, and addiction issues. As a RPN, you skills include the ability to make behavioural observations, mental status assessments, monitoring patient’s response to pharmaceutical and care interventions, documentation and ongoing communication with other team members. These positions involve 12 hour shift rotation and weekend work. These position are located at Queen Street site.
You must be registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess a current B.C.L.S. (CPR). The successful candidate must have medication administration certification. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to develop the Nurse-Client relationship and work within a collaborative and diverse inter-professional team. Preference will be given to candidates who possess a strong knowledge of psychiatric nursing, particularly related to the care of older persons with mental health and/or addiction issues. You have demonstrated ability to intervene effectively in clinical situations requiring the management of disturbed behaviour. Psychiatric nursing experience with individuals with mental illness and/or addictions is an asset. The successful candidate will be a self-directed team player who is highly organized and has the communication and interpersonal skills that enable them to work within an inter-disciplinary collaborative team environment. Experience working with individuals from diverse ethno cultural and socio-economic background is also required. Computer literacy is required. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second lingual would be an asset.
All applicants offered and accepting employment must complete a Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check. The offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check.
Salary Range: 32.42-38.33
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.To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca.
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