Neurology Clinic Registered Nurse - 1.00 FTE Permanent

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

As a Registered Nurse in the Neurology Clinic, you will provide family-centered nursing care to children with complex neurological disorders. You will provide nursing assessment, treatment and care co-ordination approaches and with program and clinic leadership, develop and apply innovative approaches to care to improve care of patients and their caregivers.

Research/Education

• Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life-long learning
• Utilize evidence-based practice as a base in the promotion of professional accountability
• Provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care while using process improvement principles to improve the quality of patient care provided
• Facilitate research integration into established patient care standards, guidelines, and protocol

Clinical Practice

• Focused on the sub-specialty areas in Neurology, the nurse will provide assessment, care co-ordination, education, and direct treatment for several specialized populations inclusive of but not limited to Stroke, Complex Epilepsy, and neurodevelopment
• Provides nursing care utilizing a strengths-based approach that promotes and supports the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being of clients and families

Collaboration

• Work in collaboration with members of the inter-professional team and other specialists to develop and support plans of care for patients and their families
• Partner with community providers and schools to advocate for and support the care of the child at home
• Works in partnership with patient, caregivers and interprofessional team to facilitate appropriate, timely and effective transition planning across the paediatric continuum

Leadership

• Integrate informal learning opportunities to educate nursing colleagues and team members
• Identify practice issues and support practice change
• Participate in the Quality Initiatives and Quality Indicators, working groups and/or committees
• Guide the professional growth of others across the continuum of care through role modeling, coaching and/or mentoring. (i.e. nursing preceptor of students)
• Demonstrate and utilize the teaching and learning process to provide education to patients, families, colleagues, students and other professionals within a fully affiliated academic healthcare environment

Research/Education

• Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life-long learning
• Utilize evidence-based practice as a base in the promotion of professional accountability
• Provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care while using process improvement principles to improve the quality of patient care provided
• Facilitate research integration into established patient care standards, guidelines, and protocols