Registered Practical Nurse – Resource Utilization Assessor - C3 Mental Health
Mackenzie Health
Richmond Hill, ON-
Number of positions available : 1
- Salary To be discussed
- Published on August 12th, 2024
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Starting date : 1 position to fill as soon as possible
Description
Registered Practical Nurse - Resource Utilization Assessor - MRHH C3 Purple Mental Health
Permanent Full Time
Reporting to the Patient Care Manager - MRHH Inpatient Mental Health, and Patient Care Manager - Outpatient Mental Health, RPN - Resource Utilization Assessor role is viewed as a supportive role to the Resource Utilization Coordinator, enabling and role modeling teamwork and communication, autonomous clinical practice, data collection standards and a healthy workplace. This role will also include supporting the Outpatient Psychogeriatric Clinic.
Contribute to safe, quality care by
- Ensures all outstanding RAI assessments are complete, accurate and submitted to CIHI and IDS each fiscal quarter.
- Coordination of timely and correct data input to promote Quality Improvement initiatives.
- Collects statistics as required and submits quarterly statistical reports to the Resource Utilization Coordinator, Program Managers, Program Director, Decision Support and Finance.
- Critically analyzes statistical data in relation to clinical outcomes and quality improvement initiatives.
- Liaises with Resource Utilization Coordinator, Patient Care Managers, Patient Care Coordinators, and Finance to ensure data input and retrieval occur as required.
- Completes therapeutic psychogeriatric mental health assessments.
- Screen / triage psychogeriatric referrals to the outpatient program to determine how to serve patient best.
- Facilitate Outpatient psychogeriatric groups.
What must you have?
- Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse.
- Practical Nurse Diploma from an approved nursing program.
- Minimum 1 year of inpatient mental health experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Proficiency with EPIC EMR or similar EMR
What else do you bring?
- Facilitates the effective delivery of competent, compassionate patient centered care by monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes.
- Graduate of a recognized RPN program.
- Experience in information technology and its application in a clinical environment.
- Self-directed individual with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge and experience in OMHRS reporting, submission, error correction guidelines.
- Experience in clinical outcomes in relation to quality improvement initiatives.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with all members of the inter-professional team.
- Ability to support the clinical team in a professional manner.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Ability to problem solve clinical issues with the support of the Patient Care Manager.
- Excellent critical thinking, decision making and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong patient focused philosophy in all interactions.
- Solid computer skills; experience with relevant healthcare applications.
- Communicates in an effective, professional manner.
- Proven attendance record.
- Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others and demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring.
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health - Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
Preferably, your profile also includes:
- Member of the Registered Practical Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RPNAO) preferred.
- Experience in statistical analysis
- CIHI’s RAI-MDS 2.0 Completing the Assessment
* Internal candidates who work in the Mental Health program will have priority for the posting.
* This position is represented by OPSEU.
* You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health.
* FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Mackenzie Health's Occupational Health and Safety department.
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Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
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