Compensation Pay Range:
$63.66-$74.46Job Description:
Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.
CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to nearly 4,500 staff and physicians dedicated to helping children and youth live their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that’s provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. CHEO has been named as the best place to work in Canadian healthcare by Forbes Magazine and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 10th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 13-bed state-of-the-art critical care unit designed to meet the needs of our patients and caregivers. Our department provides comprehensive services for a wide variety of critically ill medical and surgical patients with acute, life-threatening disease and injury.
The PICU provides intensive care for a wide range of complex, rapidly changing medical, surgical, and mental health disorders occurring in pediatric patients aged 18 and under.
Areas of subspecialty care includes congenital heart disease, cardiovascular surgery, respiratory failure, neurosurgery, trauma, immunodeficiencies, hematologic and oncologic emergencies, sepsis, and multi-organ system dysfunction. Available advanced treatment modalities include cardiovascular surgery (neonatal, pediatric, and cardiac ECMO), Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), high frequency ventilation, nitric oxide therapy, non-invasive ventilation, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our healthcare team. The PICU Nurse Practitioner will be integrated with the attending physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, including actively participating in decision-making and rounds, and providing advanced nursing care to critically ill infants, children, and adolescents. This role involves comprehensive patient assessments, development and implementation of treatment plans, performing procedures and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest quality of care. Our goal is to establish a team of PICU NPs who collaborate closely with one another and with the multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will follow a structured and thorough 12–18-month development path, during which they will actively work and develop their skills to become a proficient and fully integrated member of the CHEO PICU Team. This structured path includes multiple tiers, beginning with onboarding and progressing through to transition to practice. Upon successfully completing each tier, the candidate will assume roles and work responsibilities aligned with their acquired experience and skills. The approach will balance didactic learning, practical experience and self-directed study, which will be supported by robust mentorship and feedback mechanisms.
Work hours: Shift work – 7.5hour to 12hour - including nights, weekends, holidays.
Direct Clinical Practice
Authorizes, facilitates, and coordinates admission, transfers, leaves of absence, and discharge of patients admitted to hospital.
Performs and documents comprehensive patient assessments based on thorough history taking from the patient and/or caregiver and physical examination.
Documents all essential elements of patient work-up and care in the EMR during or following each patient encounter.
Orders and prioritizes diagnostic tests and initiates procedures as needed; interprets test results in relation to patient assessment and differential diagnoses.
Performs and assists in critical care skills and procedures, such as intubation, central line insertion, and chest tube placement, as per competency within clinical specialty.
Oversees advanced life-support equipment, including ventilators and cardiac monitors.
Prescribes and administers pharmacological treatments and other therapeutic interventions, including controlled substances, and complex medication regimes.
Participates in Emergency Response (ED, inpatient units, Rapid Response team (SPOT) extramural consults).
Develops a holistic plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, caregivers and interdisciplinary team (e.g. intensivists, nursing, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals) as appropriate.
Monitors and modifies treatment plans accordingly while evaluating outcomes.
Consults and refers to specialist providers or allied health providers as needed for care delivery.
Communicates diagnoses, treatment plans, and disease specific education to patients and caregivers.
Initiates transfer of care through physician consultation for patients who require alternative care that is beyond the knowledge and clinical skill of the NP.
Participates in care coordination through clinical case management via direct patient communication (telephone calls, virtual visits), patient conferences/multi-disciplinary meetings, rounds, clinic visits.
Participates in health promotion and disease prevention through verbal and written communication mechanisms (pamphlet development, program development, educational lectures) related to specialty.
Leadership
Identifies, leads and implements specialty specific program initiatives and improvements for care delivery
Participates in quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
Acts as a change agent to seek continuous improvement of care delivery within specialty and beyond
Participates in organizational committees as a key stakeholder who understands service delivery and is a clinical expert
Fulfills the advanced nursing practice scope by demonstrating strong clinical and academic leadership
Seeks opportunities for leadership both within clinical specialty and academically through internal and external organization affiliation
Education
Provides formal and informal teaching/education opportunities to clinical staff and learners
Mentors NP students from various programs and academic institutions
Seeks joint appointment to encourage ongoing educational opportunities with Universities and Colleges
Encourages and provides opportunities for education in the clinical setting (outpatient and inpatient) with various health care providers
Participates in self-directed professional development to maintain competency in the clinical specialty (mentorship, formal education, consultation with health care colleagues)
Disseminates education to health care community partners and professionals as needed
Research
Identifies and incorporates evidence into practice-based decision making and patient care
Leads and participates in specialty specific research
Promotes quality improvement initiatives through best practices and evidence informed change
Seeks appointment with the Research Institute as a Clinical Investigator through leadership of research questions and study development
Master’s degree in nursing or relevant alternative (Essential)
Nurse Practitioner certification from a recognized Canadian program (Essential)
Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the Extended Class (RN EC) (Essential)
Minimum 3-5 years RN Experience in a pediatric specialty (Essential)
Minimum of 2 years of relevant NP Experience in pediatric intensive care setting (Preferred)
Current membership of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario (NPAO or Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) (Preferred)
Current Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (Essential)
Current Professional Liability Protection (PLP) (Preferred)
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary health care environment (Essential)
Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and superior interprofessional relationship skills (Essential)
Demonstrates excellence in clinical leadership and clinical practice (Essential)
Demonstrates experience with education and teaching in an academic affiliated hospital (Essential)
Experience with program development, implementation and evaluation (Essential)
Self-directed professional who can function independently (Essential)
Prioritizes the principles of patient and family centered care for care assessment and delivery (Essential)
Ability to adapt to fast paced environments and multitask in a flexible manner to meet the demands of the clinical setting and workload (Essential)
Electronic technology proficiency including but not limited to; MS office, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Virtual Platforms (Zoom, Teams, OTN) (Essential)
Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
Bilingualism (English/French) (Preferred)
Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA).
Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.
Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.
Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Ottawa est bâtie sur un territoire non cédé du peuple anichinabé algonquin. Les Anichinabés vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millénaires. Nous leur rendons hommage, ainsi qu’à ce territoire. Leur culture et leur présence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de l’enrichir. Le CHEO rend également hommage à l’ensemble des Premières Nations, des Inuit et des Métis, de même qu’à leurs précieuses contributions, passées et présentes, à ce territoire.
Le CHEO est l’un des rares chefs de file mondiaux en matière de santé pédiatrique et il compte près de 4 500 membres du personnel et médecins qui se consacrent à aider les enfants et les jeunes à vivre leur vie le mieux possible. Au sein de ses propres murs et grâce à des partenariats avec des fournisseurs communautaires, le CHEO est passé d’un hôpital de soins actifs du 20e siècle à un système de santé intégré du 21e siècle pour enfants et jeunes. Classé dans le premier un pour cent des hôpitaux canadiens pour la numérisation de son infrastructure clinique, le CHEO combine l’excellence dans les soins cliniques, la recherche et l’éducation pour faire progresser les soins sans discontinuité là où ils sont nécessaires, et ce, de manière et aux endroits appropriés. L’Institut de recherche du CHEO se consacre à la recherche clinique, translationnelle et fondamentale de calibre mondial portant sur un large éventail de problèmes de santé chez les enfants. Le CHEO a été nommé à deux reprises par le magazine Forbes comme le meilleur endroit où travailler dans le domaine des soins de santé au Canada, et s’est classé au deuxième rang des hôpitaux canadiens sur la liste des meilleurs employeurs au Canada depuis plusieurs années d’affilée. Pour la dixième année consécutive, les rédacteurs du Palmarès des 100 meilleurs employeurs au Canada ont reconnu le CHEO comme l’un des meilleurs employeurs de la région de la capitale nationale. Chaque année, le CHEO aide plus de 500 000 enfants et jeunes de l’est de l’Ontario, de l’ouest du Québec, du Nunavut et du nord de l’Ontario.
L’Unité pédiatrique des soins intensifs (UPSI) est une unité de soins intensifs ultramoderne de 13 lits conçue pour répondre aux besoins de notre patientèle et de nos prestataires de soins. Notre service offre des services complets à une vaste gamme de patient.e.s gravement malades, en médecine et en chirurgie, qui souffrent d’une maladie ou d’une blessure aiguë mettant leur vie en danger.
L’UPSI offre des soins intensifs pour un large éventail de troubles médicaux, chirurgicaux et mentaux complexes qui évoluent rapidement et qui surviennent chez la patientèle pédiatrique de 18 ans et moins.
Les sous-spécialités des soins comprennent la cardiopathie congénitale, la chirurgie cardiovasculaire, l’insuffisance respiratoire, la neurochirurgie, le traumatisme, les déficiences immunologiques, les urgences hématologiques et oncologiques, la septicémie et les affections systémiques. Les modalités de traitement avancées disponibles comprennent la chirurgie cardiovasculaire (néonatale, pédiatrique et ECMO cardiaque), la thérapie continue de remplacement rénal (TCRR), la ventilation à haute fréquence, le monoxyde d’azote inhalé, la ventilation non invasive et l’oxygénothérapie hyperbare.
Nous sommes à la recherche d’un.e infirmier.ière praticien.ne dévoué.e et expérimenté.e pour notre équipe de soins de santé. L’infirmier.ière praticien.ne de l’UPSI sera intégré.e à l’équipe des médecins de famille afin d’offrir des soins complets à la patientèle, notamment en participant activement à la prise de décisions et aux rondes, et en fournissant des soins infirmiers avancés aux nourrissons, aux enfants et aux jeunes gravement malades. Ce rôle comprend l’évaluation exhaustive des patient.e.s, l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre de plans de traitement, l’exécution d’interventions et la collaboration avec une équipe multidisciplinaire afin d’assurer des soins de la plus haute qualité. Notre objectif est de mettre sur pied une équipe d’IP de l’UPSI dont les membres collaborent étroitement les un.e.s avec les autres et avec l’équipe multidisciplinaire.
La personne retenue suivra un parcours de perfectionnement structuré et approfondi d’une durée de 12 à 18 mois, au cours duquel elle travaillera activement et perfectionnera ses compétences pour devenir un.e membre compétent.e et pleinement intégré.e de l’équipe de l’UPSI du CHEO. Ce parcours structuré comprend plusieurs niveaux, à commencer par l’intégration et la transition vers l’exercice. Une fois qu’elle aura réussi chaque niveau, la personne retenue assumera des rôles et des responsabilités de travail correspondant à son expérience et à ses compétences acquises. L’approche établira un équilibre entre l’apprentissage didactique, l’expérience pratique et l’étude autodirigée, qui sera appuyée par de solides mécanismes de mentorat et de rétroaction.
Horaires de travail : Travail posté - 7,5 heures à 12 heures - y compris la nuit, les week-ends et les jours fériés.
Vérification des antécédents en vue d’un travail auprès de personnes vulnérables (Essentiel)
Bilinguisme (français et anglais) (Préférable)
Veuillez noter que vous serez représenté par l’Ontario Nurses Association (ONA).
À partir du 29 mars 2021, CHEO mènera un processus de présélection et d'évaluation plus complet. Ce processus peut comprendre des tests plus variés et multidimensionnels tels qu'un test écrit, un examen pratique ou une autre évaluation. Tous les candidats qui satisfont aux qualifications essentielles et préférées peuvent être testés.
La validation du bilinguisme (français-anglais) se fera au moyen d’une évaluation des compétences linguistiques menée par un fournisseur externe. Les candidats devront satisfaire au profil linguistique minimum de leur poste avant la date d’embauche.
Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pendant une phase du processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec les Ressources humaines à [email protected]. Tous les renseignements reçus concernant les mesures d’adaptation resteront confidentiels et seront traités conformément à la Loi sur l’accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées de l’Ontario.
CHEO s’engage à offrir un environnement sécuritaire au personnel, aux patients et aux visiteurs. Conformément à cet engagement, tous les candidats doivent être entièrement vaccinés contre la COVID-19 pour être considérés comme des candidats pour tout emploi de personnel ou de bénévole. Les candidats sont également fortement encouragés à recevoir leurs doses de rappel contre la COVID-19 lorsqu’ils sont admissibles pour éviter la propagation de COVID-19. Lors de l’embauche, la présentation de documents gouvernementaux confirmant la vaccination complète doit être fournie, ou la présentation de documents justificatifs d’une contre-indication médicale valide ou d’une autre considération raisonnable en vertu du Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario.
Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Nurses Association Union (ONA).
CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.
Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
We thank all those who apply, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.
Dedicated to helping children and youth live their best lives, CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health care and research. Based in Ottawa, CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides excellence in complex pediatric care, research and education. We are committed to partnering with families and the community to provide exceptional care — where, when and how it’s needed. CHEO is a founding member of Kids Health Alliance, a network of partners working to create a high quality, standardized and coordinated approach to pediatric health care that is centred around children, youth and their families. Every year, CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.
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