Nurse - Maternity and Newborn

Job Description

Montreal West Island CIUSSS is the largest birthing center in the province.

As one of the leading hospitals on the island of Montreal, St. Mary's offers you a unique opportunity to develop your career and work in the delivery room, obstetrical triage, postpartum and neonatal care. We have several positions in the delivery room and postpartum.

We assist families with approximately 3,000 to 3,500 deliveries per year. We are the only certified baby-friendly hospital on the island of Montreal. Our commitment is to promote, support and protect mothers who want to breastfeed.

Our unit consists of:

• A Delivery Room containing twelve (12) rooms and three (3) cesarean section rooms.
• An ante-partum, post-partum and neonatal care unit with forty-three (43) beds and thirteen (13) beds in our level 2A neonatal unit.
• A women's clinic where our nurses handle ambulatory care for obstetrics and gynecology.

Special Benefits:

• We offer a comprehensive orientation consisting of theory days and a few clinical weeks to all new nurses, as well as several workshops and online training activities. Our care consultants offer support and guidance during integration;
• We offer you the opportunity for professional growth within our units to access other functions and roles in the delivery room; obstetrical triage, postpartum and neonatal care;
• We offer flexible schedules with eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts and the possibility of a compressed schedule of four (4) days per week;
• 7% perinatal bonus.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accompany, assess and provide care to women during childbirth;
• Ensure fetal well-being, supporting the mother during labor and the parents throughout the process;
• Accompany, assess and care for women and their newborns after delivery;
• Provide neonatal care for unstable newborns as needed;
• Perform neonatal resuscitation when necessary;
• Offer emotional support to families grieving the loss of their newborn;
• Teach parents and ensure they have the knowledge they need to care for their newborn. (feeding, hygiene care and newborn safety)

The person we are looking for must:

• Hold a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a diploma deemed equivalent by the competent authorities;
• Be a member of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ);
• Ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with both French- and English-speaking clients.

Apply now and we'll contact you by phone as soon as possible!

*NB: All diplomas obtained abroad must have undergone a Comparative Evaluation of Studies Completed Outside Quebec with the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration. Please include the result of the evaluation in your CV, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Remarks:

We thank all applicants, but will only contact those selected for an interview.

CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, women and people with disabilities. Persons with disabilities may also inform us of any special needs they may have with regard to the selection process for the position they are applying for, in order to facilitate consideration of their application.