The Nurse Practitioner (NP) for the General Pediatric service of McMaster Children’s Hospital will provide leadership and promote excellence in pediatric family centered care through expert clinical practice, education, consultation and research. Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team members, and using a patient and family centered model of care, the NP is responsible to: provide direct patient care, coordination of care, discharge planning, and the coordination of community and tertiary care resources for this patient population; tutor and mentor nursing and other health professional students as appropriate, and participate in continuing education activities to integrate the role of the NP in the program and academic settings; initiate, participate, and/or lead programs, presentations, publications, evaluations, research initiatives and other system changes to continue the enhancement of interdisciplinary care teams. The NP reports to the Director, Child&Youth Acute Care, McMaster Children's Hospital, and the Chief of Nursing PracticeQualificationsCurrent Certificate of Registration in the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse Extended Class RN(EC)Completion of a Master’s Degree in Nursing, with an Advanceds Practice Nurse Certificate in Pediatrics, (NP-Pediatrics)Minimum of 4-6 years recent pediatric or pediatric nursing experienceMinimum of 3 years recent acute/primary clinical experience in pediatricsProficiency in performing history and examination of the infant, toddler, child and adolescentKnowledge and assessment of developmental milestones at all stages of pediatric development and ability to access appropriate community or hospital-based resourcesAbility to triage and independently manage patients appropriately in the short-term in a busy clinic setting in the event the physicians are called away from clinic emergentlyExperience and knowledge to recognize emergent clinical conditions calls and distinguish urgent from semi-urgent and non-urgent clinical matters and conditionsAbility to counsel and educate parents and children with respect to common pediatric ambulatory conditionsKnowledge of community resources for pediatric ambulatory patients and their familiesAble to handle significant daily psychological and emotional stress in dealing with parents of critically or chronically ill childrenExperience in the development and maintenance of medical directivesDemonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem solving, organization and prioritizationDemonstrated leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbalDemonstrated ability to work in a consultative role with the members of the multidisciplinary teamDemonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situationsKnowledge and experience in change theory and pediatric learning principlesDemonstrated ability to utilize information technologyMembership in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) and other professional organizations relevant to the roleCertification in PALS and relevant certificates recommendedCommitted to acquire new knowledge and ensure competencyEligible for cross appointment with McMaster University School of Nursing at the undergraduate and graduate level
