Registered Practical Nurse

The Complex Care and Recovery Program is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (1 year) Registered Practical Nurse to work in the Forensic Secure Unit A (FSUA). As a member of an inter-professional team, you will provide client-centered psychiatric and general nursing care and ensure security, safety of the client care environment, and practice in accordance with the CNO standards, as well as CAMH Policies and Practice Model. Using a primary nursing model, you will collaborate with the primary nurse to perform ongoing assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the interprofessional plan of client care for clients who may be suffering from mental illness and who are detained under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Review Board (ORB). 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 liaise with other services in the Forensic Division and community agencies to coordinate care for clients. You will have sound knowledge of clinical and risk management services to adults under the jurisdiction of the ORB. You will develop, implement and monitor risk management plans and ensure compliance with the ORB disposition. You will be able to work with clients from diverse populations; contribute to program development and provide educational support to students. You will participate in the preparation of ORB reports and implement the unit’s risk management processes. Your skills include the ability to make behavioral observations, mental status and physical assessments, monitoring patient’s response to pharmaceutical care interventions, documentation and ongoing communication with other team members and charge nurses. You will have sound knowledge of crisis intervention, addiction issues, forensic psychiatry, risk assessments, and severe and persistent mental illness. Your strengths include an ability to perform assessments and develop, implement and evaluate interprofessional client centered care plans. You will support and contribute to a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. This position involves 12- hour shift rotation working days, evenings and nights as well as weekend work. This position is located at 1001 Queen Street West. 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.

The Registered Practical Nurse provides client-centered psychiatric and general nursing care within a forensic secure unit. They collaborate with an interprofessional team to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans while ensuring safety and compliance with risk management protocols.

Candidates must hold a diploma and possess sound knowledge of forensic psychiatry, crisis intervention, and risk assessment. The role requires the ability to perform clinical assessments and work effectively within a 12-hour shift rotation.

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• Psychiatric nursing
• General nursing
• Risk management
• Crisis intervention
• Mental status assessment
• Physical assessment
• Behavioral observation
• Pharmaceutical care monitoring
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Forensic psychiatry
• Addiction issues
• Documentation
• Client-centered care
• Student supervision
• Care coordination
• Courage
• Primary Nursing
• Program Development
• Psychiatry
• Mental Health
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Communication
• Crisis Intervention
• Forensic Psychiatry
• Innovation
• Risk Management
• Mental Diseases
• Mental Status Examination
• Nursing Care
• Pharmaceuticals
• Risk Analysis
• Social Change
• Teamwork

• Healthcare
• Security & Safety
• Social Services
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Apply by

Sep 12, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week