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Specialty Registered Nurse (Women & Childrens Unit)
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3 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
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31 August 2026
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Job Summary
Job Description Specialty Registered Nurse (Women & Childrens Unit)
Position Title: Specialty Registered Nurse Women & Childrens Unit
Facility: South Shore Regional Hospital
Schedule: 4 Days per Week 11.25 Hours per Shift
Position Overview
Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking an experienced Specialty Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Women & Childrens Unit at South Shore Regional Hospital. This position requires a highly skilled nurse capable of providing comprehensive maternal newborn medical and surgical nursing care within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering safe evidence-based patient-centered care across the continuum of maternal and newborn services including antenatal labor and delivery postpartum and neonatal care. The RN must also be comfortable caring for medical and surgical patients as required within the unit.
This role demands strong clinical judgment leadership skills and the ability to effectively manage complex and unpredictable patient situations while collaborating with physicians midwives pediatric teams and allied health professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to women newborns and families throughout the maternity care continuum.
- Deliver nursing care for antenatal (prenatal) patients including assessment monitoring education and care planning.
- Provide skilled nursing support during labor and delivery including maternal and fetal monitoring and emergency response when required.
- Deliver postpartum care for mothers and newborns including assessments recovery monitoring breastfeeding support and discharge planning.
- Provide neonatal care including newborn assessments stabilization monitoring and intervention as required.
- Care for assigned medical and surgical patients within the Women & Childrens Unit.
- Assess plan implement and evaluate individualized patient care plans.
- Recognize and respond appropriately to obstetrical neonatal medical and surgical emergencies.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
- Provide patient and family education regarding pregnancy childbirth newborn care recovery and health maintenance.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with Nova Scotia Health Authority standards and policies.
- Participate in quality improvement patient safety and evidence-based practice initiatives.
- Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to team members when appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with professional nursing standards organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
Mandatory Qualifications & Required Skills
Clinical Experience
Candidates must demonstrate recent and relevant experience in all of the following areas:
- Antenatal (Prenatal) Nursing Care
- Labor and Delivery Nursing
- Postpartum Nursing Care
- Neonatal Nursing Care
- Medical Patient Care
- Surgical Patient Care
Required Certifications
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in good standing.
- Eligibility for registration and practice within Nova Scotia.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification Mandatory
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Clinical Competencies
- Maternal and fetal assessment skills
- Labor monitoring and obstetrical care
- Newborn assessment and stabilization
- Neonatal resuscitation knowledge and application
- Postpartum recovery and maternal care
- Medical-surgical nursing competency
- Medication administration and monitoring
- Emergency response and critical thinking
- Patient education and family-centered care
- Electronic health record documentation
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working in Women & Childrens Maternal-Newborn Obstetrics or Family-Centered Care units.
- Previous travel nursing experience.
- Advanced obstetrical nursing certifications.
- Experience working in rural or regional hospital settings.
- Experience caring for high-risk maternal and neonatal patients.
Core Competencies
- Clinical Leadership
- Maternal-Newborn Nursing Expertise
- Neonatal Care & Resuscitation
- Labor & Delivery Management
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Proficiency
- Critical Thinking & Clinical Judgment
- Patient & Family-Centered Care
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Communication & Documentation Excellence
- Adaptability in Dynamic Clinical Environments
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Candidates must demonstrate recent and relevant experience in all of the following areas: Antenatal (Prenatal) Nursing Care Labor and Delivery Nursing Postpartum Nursing Care Neonatal Nursing Care Medical Patient Care Surgical Patient Care Required Certifications Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in good standing. Eligibility for registration and practice within Nova Scotia. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification Mandatory Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Required Education:
Preferred QualificationsPrevious experience working in Women & Childrens Maternal-Newborn Obstetrics or Family-Centered Care travel nursing obstetrical nursing working in rural or regional hospital caring for high-risk maternal and neonatal patients.
