New Staff Orientation Information

New Employee Orientation Information

Orientation Components	Participants	Topics	Important Details
Before Orientation	All new hire	We need some things from you before you arrive. Please review the Pre-Employment Guide provided by your recruiter for detailed information.	See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more information about things you need to do before orientation like: Submitting your parking application form Completing your Criminal Record Check Submitting your Social Insurance Number (SIN) Submitting your Occupational Health Assessment Completing your OPSEU (union) membership application (if applicable) Letting us know whether you speak French or other languages

Waypoint Foundations 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	All new hires	This 1-day program includes: Emergency Codes Personal Safety Patient Safety Health and Safety Privacy eLearning Infection Control HR Documentation Mask Fit Testing	Please see the FAQs for more information about Waypoint Foundations and: COVID screening before orientation Travelling to Waypoint Parking and finding the classroom What to wear and bring to orientation Waypoint's smoke/vape free campus Waypoint's scent sensitive campus The cafeteria and canteen Learning about your schedule after classroom orientation

Therapeutic Interventions Day 1 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	All new hires	This 1-day program includes: Crisis Prevention & Verbal De-escalation Skills Personal Safety Skills	See the FAQs for more information about Therapeutic Interventions and: Parking and finding the Environmental Services Building (ESB) Classroom What to wear Items to bring with you

Department or Program Orientation (for non-clinical staff)	All new hires	Please contact your manager directly for details about your program/department orientation.	See our Navigation Document for additional information.

THE INFORMATION BELOW IS FOR CLINICAL STAFF ON INPATIENT UNITS ONLY

Orientation Components

Participants

Topics

Important Details

Therapeutic Interventions
Day 2
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

RN & RPN
Patient Care Assistant & Allied Health staff working on an inpatient unit (Penetanguishene campus)

This 1-day program for clinical staff includes:

Physical Intervention Techniques
Skills for High Risk Scenarios
Problem Solving Skills

See the FAQs in the Therapeutic Interventions Day 1 section for additional information.

Electronic Health Record & Clinical Orientation
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

RN & RPN,
Patient Care Assistant & Allied Health staff working on an inpatient unit (Penetanguishene campus)

This 5-day program is provided by the Professional Practice team and includes:

Electronic Health Record (Meditech)
Introduction to mental health
Psychiatric medications
Code Blue
Recovery Plan of Care
Seclusion & restraint
Therapeutic relationships/boundaries
Working in a mental health Setting
Working in a faith-based hospital
Trauma and violence informed care
Introduction to Safe Wards
Lived experience of mental health

This training will take place in the IT Classroom, Atrium Level 1, Room 1622.

Please bring the information from the IT envelope you will receive at Waypoint Foundations. This contains your login information for training.

Clinical Orientation Day 1 (half-day)

Nurses & Allied Health staff working in the community & Operational Support Workers

The morning of the first day of the Clinical Orientation program is required and includes

Introduction to mental health

This training will take place in the IT Classroom, Atrium Level 1, Room 1622

Pinel Mechanical Restraint Training
8 to 11:30 a.m.

Nurses, identified Allied Health staff, PCA and Operational Support Workers

This 1/2 day program includes:

Review of Least Restraint
Safety and Risk Considerations
Planned and Emergency Restraint Situations

This training will take place in the in the same location as Therapeutic Interventions training

Provincial Forensic Orientation
12:30 to 4 p.m.

RN & RPN
Operational Support Worker
PCA working in the High Secure Provincial Forensic Programs only

This 1/2 day program includes:

Review of emergency codes
Policies for escorting patients internally and externally
Room searches
Handcuff training
Tour

Please note: This training is only required for staff who will be working in the High Secure Provincial Forensic areas of the hospital.

This training will take place in a classroom in the Atrium Building. More information will be shared during PINEL training.

Please wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing.

Provincial Forensic Orientation Tour
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Allied Health & non-clinical staff working in secure areas of the Atrium

This 2-hour component includes a tour of the Provincial Forensic areas.

Department or Program Orientation

All new hires

Once you have finished your classroom orientation, you will need orientation to your new role and work area.

Please contact the staffing office (RN, RPN, PCA) or your manager directly for details about your program/department orientation. Please see our Navigation Document for additional information.