Registered Nurse - Full time - CVH Birthing Suite

Trillium Health Partners • Mississauga, ON

5d • CA$41 - CA$59 • Onsite

About The Position

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

This position is within the Birthing Suites of the Women's and Children's Program at Credit Valley Hospital. The role involves critical thinking and adaptation in emergency situations, acting as a patient advocate to ensure a patient-centered birthing and postpartum experience. The Registered Nurse collaborates with a multidisciplinary team (including Anaesthesia, Midwife, Obstetrician, Paediatrician, and social work) to assess, plan, treat, and evaluate individualized care. Responsibilities include providing postpartum care for new mothers and babies, performing newborn assessments, and offering health teaching on postpartum care, newborn care, and breastfeeding support.

Requirements

• Previous intrapartum and postpartum experience required
• Current NRP and CPR certificates required
• Ability to think critically and effectively in order to prioritize needs in emergency situations
• Highly effective decision making, problem solving and organizational skills combined with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to work between BSU and OBS as required
• Reliable and flexible individual to work as part of a diverse work team
• Positive attendance and work record

Nice To Haves

• Perinatal Nursing High Risk Obstetrics Program Certificate in progress and/or willingness to enrol and complete in 1st year of employment in Birthing Suite
• Current Fetal Health Surveillance certificate a definite asset
• Lactation Consultant Certification (IBCLC) and/or Registered Nurse with recent breastfeeding knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Thinks critically, changes and adapts quickly and sets appropriate priorities and interventions in emergency situations
• Acts as a patient advocate and contributes in establishing a patient centred birthing and postpartum experience
• Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team members to assess, plan, treat and evaluate the individualized care for each mother and family (i.e.: Anaesthesia, Midwife, Obstetrician, Paediatrician and social work)
• Provides postpartum care for all new moms and babies
• Newborn assessments
• Provides health teaching in postpartum care and care for the newborn
• Breastfeeding teaching and support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed