Registered Nurse - Birthing Unit - Temporary Part-Time (0.5 Fte Until Approx March 2024) (2023-222163)

We currently have a Temporary Part-Time (0.5 FTE until approx March 2024) opportunity for a Registered Nurse in the Birthing Unit at our Bayview campus.

Hours Of Work

Weekdays & Weekends: Days, Nights; 12 hrs; as per schedule; Statutory Holidays Required

Summary Of Duties

The RN is responsible for maternal & newborn care during the post-partum period as well as care for women and their families during labour and delivery. The main functions of the RN of the unit include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to scrub and circulate for caesarean sections
• Provides bereavement counselling as required
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team in those activities which facilitate the operation of the unit and in providing excellent patient/family-centred health care.
• Conducts patient assessment, intervention, education, patient advocacy & discharge planning
• Alternate shifts with an equivalently skilled Birthing Unit nurse and provides care to women in labour and their families
• Supports the philosophy of family centred maternity care & the Mission, Vision & Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Qualifications/Skills

• Recent, related obstetric RN experience in Tertiary care setting required
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with members of the interprofessional team
• Demonstrated team player with the proven ability to set priorities of care
• NRP required
• Excellent organizational skills
• Must have experience with fetal monitoring & have ability to scrub & circulate for caesarean section & conduct vaginal exams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication & interpersonal skills are essential.
• Current CNO Registration in good standing required.
• Recent, related maternal & newborn experience
• Demonstrated positive approach to change
• Must have CPR Certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of person centred care approaches and principles
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence based practice
• Breastfeeding skills course certificate required

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume (in one document) quoting 222163 to:

Human Resources

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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