Are you a Registered Nurse looking to make a significant impact in the field of fetal medicine and maternal health? Look no further than the Ontario Fetal Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital! We are known known for being a global leader in fetal medicine, offering innovative, life-saving care.
In this role you'll provide essential antenatal care to both low and high-risk obstetrical patients, develop unique skills in obstetrical ultrasounds, and assist in complex fetal procedures and surgeries.
Is this you?
You are a passionate, adaptable, and skilled RN who excels in a high-impact healthcare environment. You thrive in a dynamic, collaborative setting and take pride in delivering a high-quality patient experience. Your daily responsibilities will often involve prenatal care and support for pregnant patients, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with them and their families throughout their pregnancy journey.
You are organized and observant, ensuring our patients experience efficient, empathetic, and responsive care. Your ability to think critically and apply theory to practice is exceptional, and you are enthusiastic about developing unique skills like sonography and assisting with fetal procedures and surgeries.
Professional development is important to you; we offer numerous opportunities for growth throughout our clinic orientation program and regular education sessions, such as unit-specific rounds, program rounds, hospital rounds, workshops, conferences, and more. Mount Sinai has invested heavily in resources to support nurses to be successful along the continuum from novice to expert.
About Our Unit
This specialized clinic-style unit is a part of Mount Sinai Hospital with two convenient sites at 700 and 600 University Avenue that run Monday to Friday. The program is a comprehensive service, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of both the mother and the fetus. We offer a range of services, including fetal ultrasound, assessment, early detection, in-utero therapy, and treatment. Collaborating with SickKids, our program delivers expert care in addressing fetal anomalies and in-utero surgical procedures.
Our primary focus is on the early identification of various conditions, such as preterm birth, fetal anomalies, placental health issues, and infectious diseases. Through timely surgical consultations and interventions, we aim to improve the long-term health outcomes for neonates.
In This Role You Will
- Coordinate and develop care plans, perform complex fetal sonography (including abdominal, TVS and Doppler’s), and assist with fetal procedures while supporting and teaching families throughout their high-risk pregnancy journey
- Provide obstetric/fetal ultrasound monitoring for both inpatients and outpatients across the Women’s & Infants’ Program (Triage, Labour & Delivery, Antenatal Unit, etc.)
- Engage in program planning, quality improvement, education, and professional development activities within the program through our various committees and unit-based council
Job Requirements
Mandatory
- Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program, or equivalent combined education and experience
- Current registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Nurses
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
- Current American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) certification in OBGyn/Physics
- Applicants that have not completed this certification may be considered however as a condition of hire, must be successfully completed within 2 years from hire
Preferred
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN). Applicants in their final year or near completion will be considered
- 1-2 years recent experience with high-risk perinatal nursing in an ambulatory setting
- 1-2 years recent experience performing fetal ultrasound
- 1-2 years high-risk perinatal nursing in an ambulatory setting
- Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Perinatal Certificate
Skills and Knowledge
- Maternal-fetal physical assessment skills Superb communication, team work, and leadership skills
- Knowledge of community resources
- Demonstrated ability to counsel individuals/families in crisis
- Demonstrated ability to carry out complex psychosocial individual and family assessments
- Experience in supporting families through perinatal loss
- Knowledgeable in fetal development, cardiology, hematology, nephrology, infectious diseases and placental health
- Computer literacy skills, comfortable with PowerChart, ConnectingOntario
- Demonstrated commitment to the development of a culture supportive of breast feeding
If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your nursing career within the Ontario Fetal Centre, apply now.
If you are a 2025 graduate of a nursing program considering this opportunity and are lacking the mandatory Job Requirements, consider our Nursing Pathways: From Classroom to Career, designed to provide you a 'roadmap' to entry into this nursing specialty. Learn more and register: sinaihealth.careers/nursing-pathways-series
