Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; NICU

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Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - (14223)

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• Job Type: Regular Full Time
• Vacancy Type: New/Replacement Vacancy
• Organizational Department: Sinai Health ->
  Mount Sinai Hospital ->
  Women’s and Infants’ Health ->
  Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Employee Group: ONA
• Location: Mount Sinai Hospital Campus - Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 CA (Primary)
• Travel Requirement:
• Hours (subject to change): Extended Hours & Rotating Shifts
• Salary Scale: CAD $40.24 - $57.68 per hour (2025 ONA UN03)
• Open Date: 11/24/2025
• Posting Deadline: 2/28/2026
• Application: All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date.

All other policy and compliance language remains included in the original posting where relevant.

The NICU consists of 2 levels of specialized care:
Level III and Level II. The NICU has 62 beds and provides care for infants who require assisted ventilation, intravenous nutrition, intensive cardiorespiratory monitoring and/or close nursing and medical care. Each year our team provides care for approximately 1,100 neonates. Family Integrated Care (FICare) is the philosophy that guides how we provide care for the infants in our NICU. This means parents are viewed as an integral part of the NICU team providing active care for their infant, instead of being in a passive support role.

• Perform head to toe assessments
• Assess and support infant feeding
• Carry out PIV insertions, capillary and venous blood work
• Care for infants with central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes and obtain exposure to multiple modes of ventilation
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required

Mandatory

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program, or equivalent combined education and experience
• Active Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) provider status. Applicants without this status may be considered. This NRP program must be successfully completed within three (3) months of hire

Preferred

• A baccalaureate degree from a CNO-approved nursing program. Applicants in their final year or near completion will be considered
• Preference will be given to applicants with 1-2 years of recent Neonatal and/or Level 2 nursing experience; consideration may also be given to nursing graduates who have completed their consolidation in NICU or Paediatric Intensive Care
• Completion of or current enrollment in neonatal specialty certificate preferred. Applicants with less than one (1) year of NICU experience are encouraged to obtain their NICU specialty certificate
• S.T.A.B.L.E course

• Commitment to shared leadership and team-based decision-making
• Excellent critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills

Open and ongoing recruitment information, including eligibility and accommodation details, remains as described in the posting.

All applications must be submitted by the posted deadline. Sinai Health does not utilize artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its recruitment and selection practices. All candidates are reviewed by members of our recruitment team. Any automated or AI-enabled features applied to this posting by third-party job boards are managed independently and are not controlled by Sinai Health.

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact  ext.

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Sinai Health is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care. We deliver excellent care in hospital, community and home, focusing on the comprehensive needs of people. Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ranks among the top ten biomedical research institutes in the world.

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