Charge Nurse - Maternal Infant Child

Bargaining Unit:
ONA
Competition #:
ONA25-032
Job Type:
Temporary Full Time
Department:
Maternal/Infant/Child Program
Hours of Work:
Variable
Date Posted:
April 7, 2025
Job Number:
J0425-0028
Number of Positions:
1
Length of Position:
unknown
Closing Date:
April 14, 2025


At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.

Our purpose statement, "Health through partnership, Caring with kindness," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.

The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

Nursing is a self-regulated profession governed through the College. A nurse is responsible for practicing in accordance with the standards of the profession, and for keeping current and competent throughout his/her nursing career (College of Nurses of Ontario, 200+).

Qualifications:
Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required
Advance education in Perinatal care (Obstetrical triage, labour delivery, intrapartum, post-partum) required
Advanced education in Paediatric care preferred
Advanced education in Level II Nursery preferred
Certification in Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance preferred
Current NRP certification with current experience required
Current Paediatric advanced life support (PALS) preferred
Current Paediatric Evaluation assessment Response and Stabilization Certification (PEARS) preferred
Advanced Nursing skills required for caring for Perinatal/Neonatal/Paediatrics patients preferred
Completion of the Baby Friendly 20 hour Breast Feeding education course preferred
Maternal Newborn course preferred (required to complete within 1 year of hire)
Skill, Ability and Experience:
Ability to apply critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution and prioritization skills to nursing duties required
1-3 years recent experience in maternal infant child care preferred
Experience calculating and administering induction medications, management of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia, skills in labour and birth assessment and support preferred
Experience calculating and administering micro dosages and skills in monitoring, establishing and maintaining intravenous infusions, umbilical catheterization, and gavage feeding for neonates and paediatric patients preferred
Competence in the assessment and immediate and continuing care of mothers, newborns, paediatric patients and families including health teaching and education preferred
Demonstrated understanding, commitment and practice of family-centered care required
Basic proficiency in the use of computers, Intellispace Perinatal, Meditech, Oracle, RL6 required
Principal Duties:
Successful applicant will be expected to train to all areas of the Maternal Infant Child Program (Labour Delivery, Nursery, and Pediatrics)
Cares for women, children and their families according to hospital and program policies and procedures, best practices, and family-centered principles
Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives
Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
Acts as a coach, mentor, resource and positive role model for new staff and students
Other related duties as assigned
Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 10.07 of the ONA Collective Agreement

Bluewater Health is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to fully and fairly participate in the application, interview or selection processes, please contact the Human Resources Department at (51+) 464-4400 extension 83+1 or humanresources@bluewaterhealth.ca and we will endeavor to provide a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account your accessibility needs.

We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.

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