Clinical Nurse Specialist, Women's and Infants' Health
Sinai Health is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Women's and Infants' Health at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Through a holistic and integrated approach, the CNS, Women’s and Infants’ Health uses advanced clinical competencies to provide consultation and care plans for complex obstetrical patients, with a focus on patients and their families who experience a life-threatening diagnosis for their baby during pregnancy. The CNS provides guidance and leadership to nursing staff caring for palliative fetal/neonatal patients and their families. The CNS uses knowledge-mobilization techniques and the application of improvement science to promote and implement research-informed practice and quality improvement initiatives. The CNS champions, participates in, and leads research. The individual reports directly to the Senior Clinical Program Director, Women’s and Infants’ Health and works very closely with the WIH leadership team.
In this role you will:
Direct Care and Consultation
Provide comprehensive client and family directed care in collaboration with other members of the health care team
Initiate timely and appropriate nursing consultation and collaboration with other care providers
Develop complex nursing care plans for families who experience a life-threatening diagnosis for their baby during pregnancy
Support families in decision making in complex clinical situations
Facilitate access to palliative care providers and services, through strong community health care partnerships
Provide ongoing palliative care and support whether a family is experiencing the end of pregnancy, death of an infant, or is preparing to leave the hospital with a baby with ongoing medical needs
Practices as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure family’s hopes, goals and values for pregnancy and birth are upheld
Disseminate knowledge using appropriate delivery methods
Recognize the need for and plan outcome measurements
Minimize variances in care, and prevent adverse outcomes
System
Generate and incorporate new nursing knowledge to develop standards of care, practice guidelines, care pathways/protocols, programs and policies
Champion perinatal palliative care across the Women’s and Infants’ Health program
Participate in strategic planning
Identify and lead quality and risk reviews and initiatives
Understand and integrate the principles of resource allocation and cost effectiveness in decision making
Participate in recruitment and retention activities
Support onboarding and orientation of new staff
Implement improvements in structures and processes
Identify, advocate, lead and manage change
Education
Planning, coordinating and conducting patient and health care team educational programs based on needs, priorities and organizational resources
Disseminate new knowledge through formal and informal channels, including internal and external presentations and publications
Identify the learning needs of nurses and other members of the health care team and finds or develops programs and resources to meet those needs
Be a mentor, preceptor, coach or role model
Support a culture of professional growth, continuous learning and collaborative practice
Build capacity of nursing staff
Participate in collaborative projects with academic institutions
Research
Identify and implement research based innovations for improving care
Identify and apply research, practice guidelines, and current best practices
Identify, conduct and support research
Collect data and evaluating outcomes of care
Facilitating evidence informed practice
Leadership
Participate in professional development
Apply theories and principles of safety, project and change management
Develop and articulate a vision for nursing practice and implements approaches to realize the vision
Develop and maintain standards of nursing practice and management of patient care through creation of an environment conducive to growth and development of staff
Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required
Job Requirements:
Mandatory
Currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
Successful completion of a Master’s degree in nursing from a CNO accredited academic institution
Baccalaureate degree from a CNO-approved nursing program with a Master’s degree in a related discipline may be considered
Recent experience in perinatal palliative care
Preferred
Neonatal Resuscitation Certificate an asset
Certification in Perinatal Nursing
Eligible for cross-appointment to an academic institution
Member of CAPWHN, RNAO and other professional associations/organizations relevant to the role is an asset
Skills and Knowledge
Demonstrated ability to lead and sustain change
Demonstrated experience with knowledge transfer
A comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and advanced level of clinical competence in the care of palliative perinatal patients
Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Excellent organization and time management skills
Excellent decision making, problem recognition, problem solving skills, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Program planning and evaluating methodology skills
Commitment to collaborative practice
Ability to work effectively and independently under stressful/challenging conditions
Ability to utilize information technology and support staff in its application eg: Astraia
Expertise in Power Point, Visio or other equivalent platforms
Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history
If this sounds like you and you’re ready to build your career within nursing leadership, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.