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CUPE JOB POSTING

Position: Registered Practical Nurse

Department: Obstetrics

Role Level: CUPE09 ($35.807- $38.161)

Status: Temporary Part Time (x18 Months)

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Hours of Work/Shifts: Available to work 12 Hour Shifts Days, Nights, Weekends

Posted: June 10, 2025

Internal Deadline: June 17, 2025

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Position Summary:

• Working as a member of an interdisciplinary team to ensure high quality care
• Care of the mother and newborn throughout their postpartum stay
• Teaching/assisting mother and newborn with breastfeeding
• Responsible for the provision of nursing care, teaching and coaching to patients and their families
• Responsible and accountable for the provision of nursing care in accordance with the standards of nursing practice and THP Best Practice Protocols with postpartum clients and their families
• Establishing priorities and making ethically sound decisions to ensure safe patient centred care
• Documentation of patient data to ensure continuity in the provision and coordination of care
• Collaboration with other health care professionals.
• Responding to emergency situations to promote optimal patient outcomes by recognizing changes in the patient’s health status.

Key Qualifications:

• A current annual certificate of competency with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Able to function to the full scope of practice as per CNO
• Current NRP and CPR certificates required
• Medication Certificate and experience with administration of medication within the last year required
• Completed or willingness to complete the obstetrical and breastfeeding certificate from a recognized community college
• Current postpartum experience required with good understanding of breastfeeding and infant cues
• Experienced in assessment of the newborn and transitional care required
• Current experience with managing post-operative mothers and babies required
• Experience with patient/family centred and/or partnership care models
• Must have effective interpersonal, communication, organizational and problem solving skills
• Reliable and flexible individual who is willing to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team environment
• A positive attendance and work record is essential

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.