Registered Nurse, Behavioural Neurology (4 West)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Hourly Pay Rate: $41.15 - $58.98 · Full-time
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- Pay
- Hourly Pay Rate: $41.15 - $58.98
- Job type
- Full-time
- Listed closing date
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
Behavioural Neurology (4 West)
Posting Number: 10277
Position Type: Temporary Full-Time (approximately 7months)
Shift Type: Day-Night, alternate weekends
Bi-Weekly Hours: 75 Hours, 7.5 hrs/shift
Union: ONA
Hourly Pay Rate: $41.15 - $58.98
Date Posted: October 14, 2026
Internal Closing Date: October 21, 2026
About Us
At Baycrest Hospital, older adults receive specialized post-acute inpatient care informed by deep expertise in aging and brain health, delivered with compassion and clinical excellence.
The Behavioural Neurology unit cares for patients with behavioural challenges related to a neurocognitive disease. We offer a short-term in-hospital program that assesses and treats people with dementia-related behaviours that can put themselves or others at risk.
Job Summary
Inpatient Behavioral Neurology Unit on 4 West is a short stay secure inpatient unit for adults with neurologic compromises. It offers a specialized interdisciplinary service that focuses on diagnosis, assessment and treatment of complex neurological diseases and associated behavioural symptoms. The overall goal is to enhance the wellbeing of the client and improve their quality of life.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
has an exciting opportunity for a
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
Behavioural Neurology (4 West)
Posting Number: 10277
Position Type: Temporary Full-Time (approximately 7months)
Shift Type: Day-Night, alternate weekends
Bi-Weekly Hours: 75 Hours, 7.5 hrs/shift
Union: ONA
Hourly Pay Rate: $41.15 - $58.98
Date Posted: October 14, 2026
Internal Closing Date: October 21, 2026
About Us
At Baycrest Hospital, older adults receive specialized post-acute inpatient care informed by deep expertise in aging and brain health, delivered with compassion and clinical excellence.
The Behavioural Neurology unit cares for patients with behavioural challenges related to a neurocognitive disease. We offer a short-term in-hospital program that assesses and treats people with dementia-related behaviours that can put themselves or others at risk.
Job Summary
Inpatient Behavioral Neurology Unit on 4 West is a short stay secure inpatient unit for adults with neurologic compromises. It offers a specialized interdisciplinary service that focuses on diagnosis, assessment and treatment of complex neurological diseases and associated behavioural symptoms. The overall goal is to enhance the wellbeing of the client and improve their quality of life.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provides sound clinical knowledge and assessment skills, acts as clinical expert and resource and provides comprehensive, quality client/family centred health care services from admission, through transfers and discharge
- Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RN’s scope of practice
- Provides client-centred care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients
- Participating actively in the teaching programs for nurses and nursing students
- Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario (‘CNO’) is required
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (‘BCLS’) certificate, Level C - Automated External Device (‘AED’) is required
- BScN, PIECES and Crisis Prevention Institute ('CPI') certificates preferred
- Demonstrated ability to take professional accountability for leading, organizing, providing and delegating care activities for clients and families
- Experience working with clients with cognitive impairment/dementia and experience working with clients who exhibit high intensity responsive behaviours preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills – Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, client- and family-centred nursing care, including assessment, care planning, medication administration, treatment, and evaluation throughout admission, transfers, and discharge. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address clients’ personal, activation, recreation, and spiritual needs, and participate in teaching nurses and nursing students.
Requirements
Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario and a current BCLS Level C/AED certificate are required. A BScN, PIECES and CPI certificates, experience supporting people with dementia or cognitive impairment and high-intensity responsive behaviours, and familiarity with Meditech and Microsoft Office are preferred.
Skills
- Clinical Assessment
- Nursing Care
- Medication Administration
- Care Planning
- Client- and Family-Centred Care
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Care
- Teaching and Mentoring
- Professional Accountability
- Delegation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Meditech
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- Behavioural Neurology
- Inpatient Care
- Dementia
- Cognitive Impairment
- Responsive Behaviours
- Neurological Diseases
- Clinical Assessment
- Nursing Interventions
- Medication Administration
- Client- and Family-Centred Care
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Care Planning
- Admission and Discharge
- BCLS
- Level C
- Automated External Device
- BScN
- PIECES
- Crisis Prevention Institute
- CPI
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Meditech
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel