Description:
We are currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CCCU) to provide leadership and promote excellence in family-centred nursing care through the five main role components of expert practice, education, consultation, research and leader/change agent.
Here's What You'll Get To Do
- Be responsible for the provision of comprehensive health care to various patient populations in CCCU and coordinate the interdisciplinary plan of care
- Integrate nursing and medical skills and knowledge within a broad scope of advanced nursing practice
- Assume a leadership role in influencing clinical nursing practice and the provision of care
- Integrate research into practice
- Create, utilize and/or disseminate new knowledge
- Conduct environmental assessments (home, community, school) and help guide child/family through the treatment program
- Identify and link to services and resources in community
- Provide assistance with acquiring specialized equipment for children in the program
- Participate in planning for transition to adult services
Here's What You'll Need
- Master's of Nursing or equivalent with a clinical focus
- Completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program or equivalent
- Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, preferably within the RN (Extended Class)
- A minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience in pediatrics
- Previous experience in a leadership role
- Ability to act as a change agent, and foster teamwork and consensus
- Innovative critical thinking with excellent communication, public speaking and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of theoretical frameworks and research application
- Demonstrate commitment actions in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion objectives