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About the Role
CAMH is seeking interested nursing students or internationally educated nurses to join the Clinical Extern Program. This opportunity allows students in RN and RPN entry-to-practice programs to contribute their knowledge and skills in a psychiatric care environment. Clinical externs will gain valuable patient care experience and build connections with a team of passionate interprofessional care providers. They may be considered for nursing opportunities upon graduation and licensure.
Responsibilities
- Attend all orientation and onboarding activities in a full-time capacity.
- Work a minimum of one 12hr shift per week post-orientation to meet their 0.25 FTE.
- Practice under the direct and/or indirect supervision of a nurse (RN or RPN).
- Follow organizational policies and professional standards, considering College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) guidance for unregulated care providers.
- Participate in patient assessments (e.g., mental status exam, suicide risk, physical health assessments) and assist with activities of daily living.
- Request assistance with assigned duties when necessary.
- Contribute to care planning, safety planning, and evaluation.
- Provide assistance with lifting, turning, transferring, transporting, and ambulating as needed.
- Assist with comfort measures and patient safety by ensuring the environment is clean, tidy, and free of hazards.
- Engage in additional skills as approved.
- Provide transfer of accountability at shift report and when going on break.
- Contribute to and support positive team functioning.
Requirements
- Nursing students between 1st and 4th year of a College of Nurses of Ontario Baccalaureate Nursing Program (e.g., BNSc), or final year of a College of Nurses of Ontario approved Practical Nursing program.
- Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) who have initiated registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), have received a CNO letter of direction and meet specific study or completion criteria.
- Excellent academic standing.
- Current certificate in Basic Cardiac Life Support required.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated organizational and time-management skills.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with clients of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary.
- Computer literacy is required.
- Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code is provided.
Skills
- Infection prevention and control practices (asset)
- Psychiatric/mental health nursing experience (clinical practicums) with individuals with mental illness and/or addictions (asset)
- Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language (asset)
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Student
Education Level
- Baccalaureate Nursing Program
- Practical Nursing program
Salary/Compensations
- $20.60 per hour
About the Company
- CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a teaching hospital and research institute.
- As a CAMH employee, you will be expected to actively support CAMH’s teaching and research activities, in addition to supporting the clinical work of 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.
- 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.
- To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.
Equal Opportunity
- CAMH strives to be an equitable and inclusive employer.
- Our commitment to equity is grounded in an institution-wide commitment to achieving a working, teaching, and learning environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.
- CAMH actively seeks candidates from First Nations, Métis and Inuit, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, women, and people with disabilities (including people who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges).
- We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
- Please inform us if you require accommodations during the interview process.