Registered Nurse NICU - Trillium Health Partners, ON

About this opportunity

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 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. Explore Trillium Health Partners jobs to advance your nursing career.

What you'll do

As a Registered Nurse working within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Women's and Children's Program, you will take the lead as you perform the following duties:

• Be responsible and accountable for decisions and actions in the provision and management of nursing care for patients.
• Ability to assess, monitor and provide care for sick neonates in a 2C level NICU.
• Familiarity with hospital, college, and unit policies, as well as unit procedures.
• Customer and family focused care.
• Commitment to working co-operatively within the Women’s and Children’s Program.
• Progressive, innovative and problem-solving team player that supports the vision of Trillium and the philosophy of the W&C Program.

Qualifications

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) or currently meet the eligibility criteria to register in good standing in the Temporary Class or General Class with the CNO.
• NICU Certificate preferred.
• Current or recent experience in NICU.
• Current NRP Certificate.
• Current CPR Certificate.
• Breastfeeding support experience, breastfeeding courses an asset.
• 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.
• Reliable and flexible individual to work as part of a diverse work team.
• Positive attendance and work record essential.
• Willingness to consider and accommodate the needs of the parents taking into consideration the diversity of the parents cultures, religions and background.

Why you'll love it here

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer that values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices throughout operations, policies, and culture. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code to consider this opportunity. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, accommodations will be provided throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities.