Jean Tweed Centre·Toronto, Ontario
The RPN will assess and implement bio-psycho-social care plans for women dealing with substance use and mental health challenges. Responsibilities include managing medications, responding to medical emergencies, and collaborating with an inter-disciplinary team to provide withdrawal management support.
Jean Tweed is a leading, community-based organization that provides a supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns.
Recognizing the diversity of women’s experience in today’s society, our programs seek to address a range of issues in a woman’s life that may contribute to substance use and gambling concerns.
Understanding each woman’s experience within the broader physical, emotional, social, cultural and gender framework, fosters our client-centered approach to health.
At Jean Tweed, we share a common belief and passion in our mission.
Here at The Jean Tweed Centre, our experiences are as individual as each of us are, and your unique combination of skills, passions, and experiences makes you a valuable asset to our team.
The Jean Tweed Centre is building capacity to transform the level of support for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns.
The Integrated Care Initiative at Broadview offers withdrawal management support, an intensive substance use program and transitional housing geared to the specific needs of women with substance use concerns.
All services are co-located in one location in Toronto to support easy transitions along a continuum of care.
The program at Broadview comprises of a live-in treatment program inclusive of a 4-bed withdrawal supportive stay component for women who are transitioning to the intensive substance use live-in treatment as well as an aftercare supportive stay component.
The withdrawal management supportive stay beds will provide access to women-specific withdrawal supports in a community-based approach for clients as they transition to live in treatment program beds, or other services within Jean Tweed Centre (or elsewhere in the system as desired).
The withdrawal supportive stay program will provide non-acute withdrawal management support for clients who can be safely supported in a community support setting who do not require intensive medical withdrawal management intervention.
This role reports to the Manager, Mental Health and Substance Use.
Candidates must be a Registered Practical Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario with 2-3 years of experience in substance use and mental health. Proficiency in harm reduction, trauma-informed approaches, and relevant healthcare legislation is required.
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