Description:
We are currently looking for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatology Program. As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, you will provide leadership and promote inter-professional excellence and collaboration in child and family-centred -care within the five main role components of expert practice, education, consultation, research and leadership/change agency in a dynamic clinical environment.
Here's What You'll Get To Do
- Provide comprehensive health care for critically ill newborns within the NICU, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care
- Integrate nursing and medical skills and knowledge within a broad scope of advanced nursing practice
- Provide leadership in advancing clinical practice and the provision of safe and high quality child and family-centred care
- Foster interprofessional collaboration in the coordination of plans of care
- Assume a leadership role in advancing the quality of clinical practice and the provision of high quality, safe care
- Provide mentorship and coaching to support the development of nursing and Interprofessional colleagues
- Identify, integrate and evaluate research-based innovations for improving patient care
- Create, utilize and/or disseminate new knowledge using formal and informal channels
- Provide relevant health education to families that is based on their needs, learning styles and stage of development
- Provide leadership in planning for successful transition of infants outside of the NICU (within SickKids, as well as to referral hospitals)
- Identify and link to services and resources in community, provide assistance with acquiring specialized medical care for infants in the program and participate/lead in planning for transition of care
- Provide specialty consultation regarding neonatal care for teams within and outside of the hospital
Here's What You'll Need
- Master of Nursing or equivalent with a clinical focus
- Completion of a Nurse Practitioner program with a Neonatal emphasis
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification
- Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario within the RN (Extended Class) in good standing
- Minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience in neonatology, experience as an NNP is an asset
- Proven ability to provide leadership
- Ability to act as a change agent, and foster teamwork and consensus-building
- Innovative critical thinking with excellent communication, public speaking and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of theoretical and conceptual frameworks and their practical application
- Demonstrated commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives