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.