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 individual reports directly to the Senior Clinical Program Director, Women’s and Infants’ Health and works very closely with the WIH leadership team. 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 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 Minimize variances in care, and prevent adverse outcomes Generate and incorporate new nursing knowledge to develop standards of care, practice guidelines, care pathways/protocols,



programs and policies Championperinatal palliative care across the Women’s and Infants’ Health program Participate in strategic planning Identify and lead quality and risk reviews and initiatives Planning, coordinating and conducting patient and health care team educational programs based on needs, priorities and organizational resources 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 Buildcapacity of nursing staff Participate in collaborative projects with academic institutions Identify and implement research based innovations for improving care Collect data and evaluating outcomes of care Applytheories and principles of safety, project and change management Developand articulate a vision for nursing practice and implements approaches to realize the vision Developand maintainstandards of nursing practice and management of patient care through creation of an workplace conducive to growth and development of staff 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 CNOaccredited academicinstitution 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 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 A comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and advanced level of clinical competence in the care of palliative perinatal patients Program planning and evaluating methodology skills Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history #

📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist, Women's and Infants' Health (Toronto)
🏢 Sinai Health
📍 Toronto