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Job Type

Temporary Part Time

1

Organizational Department

Sinai Health -> Mount Sinai Hospital -> Women's and Infants' Health, Mother Baby Program (MBP)

Employee Group

ONA

Location

Mount Sinai Hospital Campus - Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 CA (Primary)

Travel Requirement

Hours (subject to change)

Extended tours and rotating shifts

Salary Scale

Job Description

This is a temporary part-time assignment up to approximately seven (7) months.

Are you ready to join a team dedicated to providing exceptional care to high-risk obstetric patients? Do you want to play a key role in helping set the foundation for a mother and baby's future well-being? If so, this career opportunity could be your calling.

If you're passionate about maternal and newborn care, and eager to be part of a team that's changing lives, an opportunity in our Mother Baby Program awaits you.

Is this you?

You have a keen interest in maternal and newborn care. In our dynamic environment, adaptability is key; you thrive in ever-changing situations and embrace new challenges with enthusiasm.

Effective communication with patients, their family members, and other members of the inter-professional team comes naturally to you, ensuring a supportive and collaborative approach to care. You confidently make assessments and decisions while providing a reassuring presence during potentially stressful times.

About the Mother Baby Program

Our Mother Baby Program includes our High Risk Antenatal unit and our Mother Baby unit. Nurses working on our Mother Baby unit provide care to postpartum patients and their stable neonates as well as postpartum patients with a baby in NICU.

In this role you will:

• Provide direct care of patients in the Mother Baby unit, including assessments and documentation of vital signs, fetal heart rate, labour assessment, postpartum and newborn assessment, support with infant feeding and ongoing patient/family education
• Contribute ongoing patient/family education
• Conduct and/or support assessments such as maternal, labour, Neonatal, infant feeding
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program, or equivalent combined education and experience
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Active Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) provider status. Applicants not currently enrolled in the NRP program may be considered. This program must be successfully completed within three (3) months of hire
• Previous clinical experience in high risk pregnancy management or postpartum nursing. Preference will be given to applicants with recent Mother Baby Program or recent related experience. Consideration may also be given to nursing graduates who have completed their practicum consolidation in Mother Baby Program
• 18 hr infant feeding course & infant-feeding skill. Applicants not currently enrolled in an infant-feeding program may be considered. This program must be successfully completed within three (3) months of hire

Preferred

• A baccalaureate degree from a CNO-approved nursing program. Applicants in their final year or near completion will be considered
• Completion of, or current enrollment in a perinatal certificate course (college-level) or Canadian Nurses’ Associations (CNA) Perinatal Certification. Applicants with less than one (1) year of perinatal experience must commit to obtaining their perinatal certificate within 18 months from their date of hire
• Perinatal Bereavement Course. This course must be successfully completed within three (3) months of hire
• Successful completion of S.T.A.B.L.E/Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) course

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your nursing career within the Mother Baby Program, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Open Date

2/12/2025

Posting Deadline

8/31/2025

All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date.

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess.

Sinai Health is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care. We deliver excellent care in hospital, community and home, focusing on the comprehensive needs of people. Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. Clinical areas of specialization include rehabilitation and complex continuing care, surgery and oncology, urgent and critical care, and women’s and infants’ health. The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ranks among the top ten biomedical research institutes in the world. Sinai Health is a full affiliate of the University of Toronto.

As an equal opportunity employer who understands that diversity enriches our community and culture, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, disabled people/people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact 416-586-4800 ext. 7050, or email TalentAcquisitionAccommodation.msh@sinaihealth.ca .