Duty Nurse

The Duty Nurse works within an interdisciplinary team service model and applies the professional nursing process to deliver clinical nursingcare interventions, including both mental health status and physical assessments, to adults with an intellectual disability who often havedual diagnoses. The incumbent may be required to support persons with acute, complex or high risk behavioural and/or mental healthneeds. The incumbent functions under The Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act and/or The Registered Nurses Act in accordance with theframework of the applicable College competencies (CRPNM and/or CRNM).
As a nursing professional, the incumbent works on a shift basis and provides leadership, supervision and feedback to Psychiatric NursingAssistants and other support staff. The incumbent may assume supervisory responsibilities of a residential area in the absence of theResidential Coordinator and, in the absence of a Night Charge Nurse, the Duty Nurse may be required to assume centre-wide "on-site"supervisory responsibilities.