Job Description

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care. We provide excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. Sinai Health is fully committed to a culture of belonging and an inclusive environment that attracts and retains a diverse workforce, at all levels of the organization that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and those from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know through the Accommodation Phone Line at 416-586-4800, ext. 7050, or email HiringProcessAccommodation.msh@sinaihealth.ca. At Sinai Health, we care, create possibilities and offer hope. We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse/Lactation Consultant to support our Neonatal Intensive Care team (NICU) at our Mount Sinai Hospital Campus. The NICU consists of 2 levels of specialized care: Level III and Level II. The NICU has 57 beds and provides care for all newly admitted infants and infants who require assisted ventilation, intravenous nutrition, intensive cardiorespiratory monitoring and / or close nursing and medical care.

Job Requirements

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• BScN (preferred)
• Preference will be given to applicants with 1-2 years of recent Neonatal and/or Level 2 nursing experience; consideration for hire may also be given to nursing graduates who have completed their consolidation in NICU or Paediatric Intensive Care
• Active Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) provider status; applicants not currently enrolled in the NRP program may be considered \xe2\x80\x93 as a condition of hire the NRP course must be successfully completed within three (3) months of hire
• Completion of or current enrollment in neonatal specialty certificate preferred:
  • Applicants with less than one (1) year of NICU experience must commit to obtaining their NICU specialty certificate within two (2) years from their date of hire
• S.T.A.B.L.E course an asset
• Commitment to professional practice and personal development
• Commitment to shared leadership and team based decision making
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to patient and family centred care
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history