This is a Temporary Contract assignment for up to Seven (7) months
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for an exciting challenge that allows you to develop Perinatal and Perioperative nursing skills?
As an RN on our Labour and Delivery unit, no two days are alike. Every shift offers unique opportunities to apply your nursing expertise and experience some unparalleled rewards.
If you’re seeking a dynamic, fast-paced work environment that allows you to be part of unforgettable milestones, an opportunity on our Labour and Delivery unit awaits you.
Is this you?
You are compassionate and knowledgeable in this area of care, paring confidence with courtesy and respect. This dynamic environment will require you to draw on your expertise to make decisions in a timely manner, all while communicating with your patients, colleagues and members of a care team in a productive manner.
You want to further develop your nursing skills in this area. These include fetal health assessments, labour assessments, bloodwork, patient and family education, infant feeding, high-risk delivery care, antenatal assessments and neonatal assessments to name a few.
About this team:
The Labour and Delivery Unit is a tertiary level care centre in Toronto. We deliver approximately 6,500 patients and their families each year. Our patients are antenatal and perinatal. We provide both low and high risk obstetrical care. Our space is comprised of 19 birthing suites, 7 Triage beds, 5 Operating Rooms and 5 ODU beds within an Observation Day Unit (ODU).
In this role you will:
- Provide direct care in the Labour and Delivery unit, Triage, Operating Rooms, Recovery Room
- Conduct assessments such as fetal health assessments, labour assessments, antenatal assessments and neonatal assessments
- Effectively communicate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team
- Provide patient and family education
- Conduct infant feeding and bloodwork
- Provide high risk delivery care
- Perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required
