Registered Nurse - Mood & Anxiety Ambulatory Service (Access to Care)
About the role
Job Description
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 Mood & Anxiety Ambulatory Service is seeking a full-time, permanent Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team providing assessment and treatment to clients with mood and anxiety disorders and related diagnoses. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will collaborate with an interprofessional team, Access CAMH, and other CAMH services.
Responsibilities include triaging referrals with psychiatrists and the clinical team, coordinating complex cases, facilitating group programming, providing clinical support including medication and injection administration, supporting service navigation, and ensuring thorough documentation of nursing interventions and care plans.
Key competencies include behavioural observation, mental status assessment, crisis intervention, and risk management planning. You will liaise with inpatient units and external providers to coordinate referrals and manage client care. Clinical experience in mental health or addiction settings, particularly with mood, anxiety, and concurrent disorders, is essential. Familiarity with current treatment protocols and the recovery model is required. Strong knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, and complex case coordination is essential. Preference will be given to candidates experienced in working with diverse populations.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of psychiatric-mental health nursing standards, regulatory standards, and the CAMH Model of Care. You will be expected to contribute to program development, research and educational activities of the service.
You will support a healthy workplace that values diversity, fosters respectful teamwork, and meets all regulatory requirements.
Additional responsibilities include contributing to best practices and supporting ongoing program development. This role will offer opportunities to engage in new initiatives, including the delivery of care in a new Bipolar Disorder Clinic and other clinics as needed. Opportunities to participate in research and educational activities may also be available, depending on program needs and individual interests. Flexibility in work hours is required, including availability for daytime, evening, or weekend shifts. Services will be delivered both on-site at the Queen Street location and through virtual care.
Job Requirements
- Must be a member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- A baccalaureate degree in nursing and current CPR (BCLS-HP) certification are required.
- Certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing through the Canadian Nurses Association is preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with bipolar disorder, and interest in contributing to programming for this population, is considered an asset.
- Substantial experience working in an interdisciplinary clinical environment.
- Experience in psychiatric risk assessment and management is considered an asset.
- Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven organizational abilities and the capacity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
- Experience supervising students or teaching health professionals is considered an asset.
- Experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds is essential.
- Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language is an asset.
This full-time, permanent position is part of the ONA Bargaining Unit.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.
Registered Nurse - Mood & Anxiety Ambulatory Service (Access to Care)
About the role
Job Description
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 Mood & Anxiety Ambulatory Service is seeking a full-time, permanent Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team providing assessment and treatment to clients with mood and anxiety disorders and related diagnoses. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will collaborate with an interprofessional team, Access CAMH, and other CAMH services.
Responsibilities include triaging referrals with psychiatrists and the clinical team, coordinating complex cases, facilitating group programming, providing clinical support including medication and injection administration, supporting service navigation, and ensuring thorough documentation of nursing interventions and care plans.
Key competencies include behavioural observation, mental status assessment, crisis intervention, and risk management planning. You will liaise with inpatient units and external providers to coordinate referrals and manage client care. Clinical experience in mental health or addiction settings, particularly with mood, anxiety, and concurrent disorders, is essential. Familiarity with current treatment protocols and the recovery model is required. Strong knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, and complex case coordination is essential. Preference will be given to candidates experienced in working with diverse populations.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of psychiatric-mental health nursing standards, regulatory standards, and the CAMH Model of Care. You will be expected to contribute to program development, research and educational activities of the service.
You will support a healthy workplace that values diversity, fosters respectful teamwork, and meets all regulatory requirements.
Additional responsibilities include contributing to best practices and supporting ongoing program development. This role will offer opportunities to engage in new initiatives, including the delivery of care in a new Bipolar Disorder Clinic and other clinics as needed. Opportunities to participate in research and educational activities may also be available, depending on program needs and individual interests. Flexibility in work hours is required, including availability for daytime, evening, or weekend shifts. Services will be delivered both on-site at the Queen Street location and through virtual care.
Job Requirements
- Must be a member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- A baccalaureate degree in nursing and current CPR (BCLS-HP) certification are required.
- Certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing through the Canadian Nurses Association is preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with bipolar disorder, and interest in contributing to programming for this population, is considered an asset.
- Substantial experience working in an interdisciplinary clinical environment.
- Experience in psychiatric risk assessment and management is considered an asset.
- Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven organizational abilities and the capacity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
- Experience supervising students or teaching health professionals is considered an asset.
- Experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds is essential.
- Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language is an asset.
This full-time, permanent position is part of the ONA Bargaining Unit.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.