Registered Nurse - Birthing Unit/High Risk Obstetrics Unit - Regular Full-Time 2026-16595
About the role
Summary of Duties
- Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the RN is required to provide antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care to women on the High Risk Obstetrics Unit and Birthing Unit
- Ability to scrub and circulate for caesarean sections
- Required to care for women undergoing pregnancy termination and to provide perinatal bereavement care
- Required to provide care to women post gynaecological surgery
- Functions of the RN include, but are not limited to: assessment, intervention, education, patient advocacy and discharge planning
- Supports the philosophy of Family-Centred Maternity Care and the Mission & Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Provides care in the context of the interprofessional team and strives to give excellent care throughout the woman’s hospital experience
- 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
- Maintains all core certifications as a requirement of employment
Qualifications/Skills
- Registration with the CNO, required
- Current CPR and NRP, required
- Recent related experience in High Risk Obstetrical nursing (intrapartum, antepartum, postpartum), required
- Certification in Fetal Health Surveillance strongly preferred (applicants will be required to successfully complete this course within the probation period as a condition of employment)
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, required
- Evidence of strong customer service skills, required
- Recent related experience with Perinatal bereavement, strongly preferred
- Breastfeeding skills course certificate, strongly preferred (applicants will be required to successfully complete this course as a condition of employment)
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About Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
From our beginnings as a hospital for Canadian veterans, Sunnybrook has flourished into a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto, evolving to meet the needs of our growing community.
Today, with 1.3 million patient visits each year, Sunnybrook has established itself across three campuses and is home to Canada's largest trauma centre.
Sunnybrook's groundbreaking research changes the way patients are treated around the world. Our over 200 scientists and clinician-scientists conduct more than $100 million of breakthrough research each year. Tomorrow, we will discover ways to treat the untreatable.
Our mission is to care for our patients and their families when it matters most.
Our vision is to invent the future of health care.
Our values are: excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement.
See Sunnybrook's ambitious plan to invent the future of health care: sunnybrook.ca/strategicplan
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Registered Nurse - Birthing Unit/High Risk Obstetrics Unit - Regular Full-Time 2026-16595
About the role
Summary of Duties
- Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the RN is required to provide antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care to women on the High Risk Obstetrics Unit and Birthing Unit
- Ability to scrub and circulate for caesarean sections
- Required to care for women undergoing pregnancy termination and to provide perinatal bereavement care
- Required to provide care to women post gynaecological surgery
- Functions of the RN include, but are not limited to: assessment, intervention, education, patient advocacy and discharge planning
- Supports the philosophy of Family-Centred Maternity Care and the Mission & Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Provides care in the context of the interprofessional team and strives to give excellent care throughout the woman’s hospital experience
- 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
- Maintains all core certifications as a requirement of employment
Qualifications/Skills
- Registration with the CNO, required
- Current CPR and NRP, required
- Recent related experience in High Risk Obstetrical nursing (intrapartum, antepartum, postpartum), required
- Certification in Fetal Health Surveillance strongly preferred (applicants will be required to successfully complete this course within the probation period as a condition of employment)
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, required
- Evidence of strong customer service skills, required
- Recent related experience with Perinatal bereavement, strongly preferred
- Breastfeeding skills course certificate, strongly preferred (applicants will be required to successfully complete this course as a condition of employment)
Not the right fit? Search for Registered Nurse jobs in Toronto, ON
About Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
From our beginnings as a hospital for Canadian veterans, Sunnybrook has flourished into a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto, evolving to meet the needs of our growing community.
Today, with 1.3 million patient visits each year, Sunnybrook has established itself across three campuses and is home to Canada's largest trauma centre.
Sunnybrook's groundbreaking research changes the way patients are treated around the world. Our over 200 scientists and clinician-scientists conduct more than $100 million of breakthrough research each year. Tomorrow, we will discover ways to treat the untreatable.
Our mission is to care for our patients and their families when it matters most.
Our vision is to invent the future of health care.
Our values are: excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement.
See Sunnybrook's ambitious plan to invent the future of health care: sunnybrook.ca/strategicplan