Completing Employment Information

The following document is designed to assist you in completing the Employment Information portion of your Registration Renewal Form. It provides further detail of the coding system used to describe your Employing Agency, Position and Primary Responsibility.

Agency	Definition	Sub-Element
1. General Hospital	Offers in-patient and out-patient health care services available to the target population	General Hospital Psychiatric Hospital Regional Hospital Regional Health Centre
2. Community Mental Health	Provides programs/services with a major focus on the stabilization/restoration/optimization of the mental, emotional, psychological, social and vocational needs of an individual	Adolescent Treatment Centre Addictions Treatment Centre Community Mental Health Community Services Crisis Stabilization Agency
3. Nursing Station (outpost or clinic)	Stand-alone centers that have psychiatric nurses as the onsite managers and practitioners
4. Personal Care Home Long Term Care	Centre where residents are accommodated who require nursing, psychiatric nursing and personal care on a continuous basis with medical service as required	Personal Care Home Nursing Home Convalescent Centre Geriatric Facility Intermediate Care Extended Care
5. Residential Care	Stand-alone organization that has its primary focus the care, treatment, training and community preparation to target persons with developmental handicap/disability	Habilitation Services Group Home Boarding Home Developmental Handicap Agency Transition Home Brain Injury Program
6. Home Care Agency	Major Focus is the provision of services to support health care in client’s home	Home Care VON
7. Business/Industry	Major focus is the health of workers Occupational Health
8. Private Agency	Agency that markets nursing/psychiatric nursing services for hire	Private Company
9. Physician's Office/Family Practice	Centre which is organized around the delivery of health care primarily by a physician or group of physicians
10. Self Employed/Private Practice
11. Educational Institution	Organization in which learning is the major focus
12. Association/Government	National, provincial, territorial, regional or municipal organization or government that deals with policy development and/or the protections of the public (excluding Correctional Agencies)
13. Correctional Agency	Stand-alone organization/facility that has as its primary focus the treatment and rehabilitation of persons detained or on probation due to a criminal act	Federal Penitentiaries Provincial Jails Pre-trial Services Probation/Parole Services
14. Other

Position	Definition	Sub-Element
1. Chief Executive Officer	RPN in uppermost management position
2. Director/Assistant Director	RPN second in command to uppermost nurse management position	Director/Assistant Director Associate Director
3. Manager/Assistant Manager	Responsible for management of a particular team/group that delivers services	Administrator Supervisor/Assistant Supervisor Coordinator Head Nurse/Assistant Head Nurse Team Leader Unit Manager/Assistant Manager
4. Staff/Community RPN	Major role is the direct delivery of clinical services	General staff RPN Direct Service Provider Community RPN Community Mental Health Nurse Occupational Health Nurse Counselor Therapist Psychiatric Nurse Liaison
5. Educator	Role of educator for a particular target group	In-service Staff development Instructor/Professor Educator
6. Consultant	Role as resource in one specific area or topic within one of the four areas of practices of psychiatric nursing	Practice Consultant Education Consultant Research Consultant Administration Consultant
7. Clinical Specialist	RPN who provides services as an advanced clinical practitioner and who may have additional roles of researcher, educator and administrator as per job description	Advances Practitioner Nurse Practitioner
8. Other

Primary Responsibility	Definition	Sub-Element
A. Direct Care
1. Medical/Surgical	Care is provided to clients with a variety of health problems that require diagnostic procedures, medical and nursing treatments and/or surgical intervention
2. Children/Adolescent Services	Clinical/crisis services are provided in a facility or in the community to clients under the age of majority and to their families	Treatment Programs In-Patient Community Schools Residential Mental Health Promotion Child Protection/Welfare
3. Pediatric
4. Geriatric Services	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in the community to elderly persons who require short-term, intermediate or long-term treatment/interventions	Personal Care Homes Psychogeriatric Assesment Treatment Community/Home Base Services Special Care Units
5. Rehabilitation	Services are provided in a facility or in the community to persons with a variety of cognitive/mental health problems that may require long term treatment/ interventions to optimize the mental, emotional, social and vocational life of the individual	Group Home Boarding Home Continuing Care Assertive Community Treatment Outreach Program Brain Injury Program Psychosocial Rehab Program Intensive Case Management
6. Developmental Habilitation Disabilities	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in the community to clients of all ages whose primary condition is a developmental disability	Community Support Team In-patient and residential
7. Addictions	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in the community to individuals groups or communities whose primary concern is an addiction	Prevention Programs Education Programs Treatment Programs Detoxification Centers
8. Crisis Emergency Services	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in the community to adults who require immediate, intensive, short-term assessment and intervention	Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Community post-vention Mobile crisis services Victim Services Emergency Services Hot lines Stabilization Services Diversion Program Urgent Care
9. Acute Services	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in community to clients with a variety of psychiatric/mental health problems which require time limited treatment/interventions	Several Clinical Areas Counseling
10. Occupational Health	Care of employees in defined business or industry
11. Forensics	Clinical services are provided in a facility or in the community to clients in contact with the criminal justice system	Regional Psychiatric Centers In-patient Forensic Units Community Forensic Services Remand Services
12. Oncology	Care to clients with cancer related problems
13. Palliative Care	Palliative care provided to clients with a variety of health problems
14. Other Direct Care		Maternal Newborn Operating/Recovery Rooms
B. Administration
15. Service	Involved with direct care services delivery
16. Education	Involved with the delivery of educational programs
17. Other Administration
C. Education
18. Teaching Students
19. Teaching Employees
20. Teaching Clients
21. Other Education
D. Research
22. Psychiatric Nursing Research		Clinical Research
23. Other Research	Participation of RPNs in the research studies of/with other disciplines