Location: JPM – James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre, Gander

Registered Nurse IC

Central Zone – JPM Obstetrics

Temporary Full-time (Approximately 3 months with possible extension)

NLNU

40880RP1

Hours: (; Days, Nights, Weekends)

Salary: NS31 (CAD43.48 – CAD53.74 per hour)

Competition Number: VAC0028506

Posted Date: 2026-08-27

Closing Date: Open until filled.

Definition of Work:

This is a professional nursing position with responsibility to provide holistic care with a family centered approach to mothers and babies on the Obstetrics unit. This will include care of the antenatal client, labor & delivery, postpartum care, and newborn care. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador

• Current BLS certification for health care providers from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

• Completion of the Health Assessment course or willingness to complete next available course.

• Two years of recent nursing experience, within the last five years’, in Obstetrics.

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program).

• Self-learning modules such as breastfeeding, fetal health surveillance, and epidural education or willing to complete in a timely manner.

• Participation in the MORE OB Program.

• Consistent demonstration of Central Health’s corporate values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (I CARE)

• A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.

• A satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local police authority.