Psychiatric Nurse at The Oleaster

Job Summary

• We are seeking a committed and clinically skilled Registered Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team.
• The ideal candidate will be passionate about patient-centred care, professional growth, and contributing to a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality nursing care to all patients, ensuring duties are appropriately delegated and junior staff are effectively supervised.
• Conduct thorough assessments for assigned patient groups and all new admissions, ensuring accurate documentation and timely updates.
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate individualised care plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and relevant external agencies.
• Provide personal nursing care, including washing, bathing, dressing, and the use of clinical equipment such as hoists, catheters, subcutaneous infusion devices, wound-care materials, and pressure-relief systems.
• Administer psychotropic and other prescribed medications, monitor effects, document observations, and educate patients on medication use and compliance.
• Provide crisis intervention during acute psychological or behavioural episodes.
• Orient newly admitted patients to the facility’s rules, principles, and expectations, ensuring understanding and adherence.
• Ensure all required admission documents are thoroughly completed and signed by patients and relatives where applicable.
• Support physicians during physical examinations; obtain medical, psychiatric, social, and family histories; and collect necessary specimens for laboratory investigations.
• Conduct daily observations to identify, interpret, and document physical and emotional status, including high-risk behaviours such as suicidality or aggression.
• Perform and interpret Urine Drug Tests for all patients when required and ensure proper documentation.
• Maintain accurate patient counts during every handover and takeover shift.
• Inspect patient rooms daily to ensure cleanliness and proper use of facilities (lights, air conditioning, etc.).
• Ensure vital signs are taken twice daily and recorded accurately.
• Work closely with support workers to ensure patient hygiene, comfort, and environmental cleanliness, especially during morning routines.
• Coordinate with kitchen and support staff to maintain dining area hygiene and appropriate food handling, including inspecting meals before delivery.
• Participate in clinical presentations, multidisciplinary meetings, and business meetings.
• Assist in scheduling special tests, developing discharge plans, maintaining detailed charts/logs, and performing clinical procedures such as catheterisations, enemas, and blood draws.
• Act as shift Team Leader on a rotational basis, overseeing workload distribution and supervising students, junior nurses, mental health technicians, and support staff.
• Facilitate patient access to community resources and aftercare services to support recovery and reintegration.
• Engage with private medical facilities, courts, and governmental agencies where necessary, including testifying in court on a patient’s condition.
• Provide in-home or community-based nursing services when required as part of the patient’s treatment plan.
• Assist in the pickup and safe transportation of new or returning clients when needed.
• Ensure protected mealtimes are strictly adhered to within the unit.
• Dispense take-home medication for patients proceeding on weekend leave, ensuring accuracy and proper counselling.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) with a valid license to practice.
• Experience in mental health, addiction treatment, or a similar clinical environment is highly desirable.
• Strong assessment, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in crisis situations.
• Demonstrated leadership and team-coordination abilities.
• Compassionate, patient-centred approach to care.