Summary of Duties

The RN is responsible for maternal & newborn care during the post‑partum period as well as care for women and their families during labour and delivery. The main functions of the RN of the unit include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts patient assessment, intervention, education, patient advocacy & discharge planning
• Provides bereavement counselling as required
• Alternate shifts with an equivalently skilled Birthing Unit nurse and provides care to women in labour and their families
• Ability to scrub and circulate for caesarean sections
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team in those activities which facilitate the operation of the unit and in providing excellent patient/family‑centred health care.
• Supports the philosophy of family centred maternity care & the Mission, Vision & Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Qualifications/Skills

• Current CNO ...