Clinical Nurse Specialist - Clinical Liaison Psychiatry

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Job Summary

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Clinical Nurse Specialist - Clinical Liaison Psychiatry within the Centre for Mental Health base at the Toronto General Hospital.

The CNS in Consultation Liaison (CL) Psychiatry will play a key role on the multidisciplinary CL Psychiatric team. The CNS will undertake assessments of patients referred to the CL Psychiatric Services at Toronto General Hospital and support the inter-professional care team in developing appropriate clinical interventions as well as providing support and advice to the patient and significant others. This role will provide expertise in developing and monitoring care plans for medically and behaviorally complex individuals. In addition, the CNS in CL will build capacity with staff around addressing psychiatric and behavioral issues in the acute medical services and consult with other mental health and addiction services as required. The CNS in CL Psychiatry will also support the Code White response for the Toronto General Hospital; this includes attending the code as able, assisting with the debrief, and following up with the teams to develop recommendations for future consideration.

This highly visible CNS position will be responsible for connecting with all General Internal Medicine & Surgery Program Units at TGH on a regular basis to proactively determine how the CNS in CL psychiatry can assist the inter-professional team in addressing any concerns they have and supporting the team in creating client-centered care plans.

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.