Nurse Practitioner - Child Protection/Paediatric Hospital Medicine

at  Victoria Hospital

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Paediatric Inpatient Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) and the Child Protection (CP) Program are seeking a Full-time Nurse Practitioner for this new and exciting hybrid ( 50/50) role and to join our growing team at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre. Children’s Hospital is a major regional referral centre committed to multidisciplinary patient and family-centred care. Serving a population of over 1.5 million in both Southwestern Ontario and areas to the North, it specializes in paediatric inpatient and outpatient services to children from birth through age 18. Internationally renowned for medical research it also serves as a teaching hospital for physicians, nurses and other health care partners.
The Nurse Practitioner is a self-directed advanced practice nurse prepared at the graduate and post-graduate level, who demonstrates a high level of autonomy working to scope, both independently and within a collaborative practice model. Using advanced assessment skills and a sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics, the NP demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge base in paediatrics and exhibits a high degree of clinical competence in caring for acutely ill children and those requiring child protection assessments.
The NP in the CTU/CP Programs will report to the Director of Childrens Hospital Inpatient and Ambulatory programs and will work collaboratively with members of the Paediatric Hospital Medicine and Child Protection programs. The NP will interact daily with the interdisciplinary team?to manage, direct and provide comprehensive care for a select patient population. The NP works with key stakeholders to provide advanced care that optimizes patient outcomes and enhances safety, effectiveness and accessibility. The NP in this program will engage in scholarly activities and advance knowledge by providing clinical leadership, identify opportunities for improving patient care, advancing best practices, promoting professional education and engaging in research.

With a focus on service excellence and patient safety, principal responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Clinical and Program Leadership: The NP will deliver care in a collaborative MD/NP model where the MD is the MRP, working both as an autonomous healthcare provider and collaboratively within both the interdisciplinary CTU and CP programs.
• Work to full scope including performing advanced health assessments, diagnosing, monitoring, ordering investigations and medications, evaluating outcomes and consulting specialist for children in these settings.
• Ensure clear communication pathways with Collaborating physicians in balancing this hybrid role.
• Be responsible for delivering evidence-based care, improving access to care; decreasing wait times, facilitating access and flow, and earlier discharge for these populations including providing initial consultations to ensure quality and safe care.
• Provide consultation to local and outlying community health care providers.
• Collaborate closely with interprofessional colleagues, and liaise with community agencies, Children’s Aid Society and various police services.
• Educational Leadership: The NP will improve access to information/education for parents and caregivers, staff, and community health care providers and community partners through the development of educational strategies and following of and establishment of guidelines.
• Plan and participate in learning opportunities for learners within the CTU/CP programs and participate in hospital wide in-services/education to share current evidence-based practices.
• Academic Leadership: The NP will participate in collaborative research and Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives including program development, promotion of family well- being; evaluating the delivery of care to improve access to care; evaluation research and reporting on metrics for the purpose of program evaluation.
• Collaborate with local and regional partners/stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate best practices, standards of care and/or protocols that result in the improvement to patient care, practice and/or systems.
• Attend relevant conferences and professional meetings.

All duties and responsibilities of the NP conform to professional standards and hospital guidelines

QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Current registration in the extended class in any of the following specialties: Paediatrics or Primary Health Care and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum of 5 recent related experience with acute care paediatrics. Specialization with Child protection issues will be an asset
• Current member of the Nurse Practitioner’s Association of Ontario (NPAO) or Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
• Mandatory Current Professional Liability Protection
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course: BLS-HCP (C)
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in clinical practice, education, and program development; experience in research an asset
• Expertise in functioning in an inter-disciplinary health care environment
• Expertise in critical thinking, clinical problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Advanced organizational skills; Must be able to manage complex workloads and prioritize patient care between 2 busy programs
• Demonstrated ability to establish trusting relationships and communicate effectively with a diverse group of professionals in complex situations
• Excellent communication skills and ability to de-escalate highly charged situations
• Ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues and therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Demonstrated understanding of DEI
• Effective organizational, conceptual and leadership skills
• Ability to provide project management?skills to promote?evidence-based strategies and initiatives and ability to work in partnership with relevant LHSC staff and physicians?
• Experience in/or understanding research, program development and evaluation
• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal relations and communication skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrated excellence as a role model for clinical leadership
• Demonstrated experience with clinical teaching in an academic environment
• Advanced presentation skills including the application of adult learning principles, change theory and systems theory in a clinical environment
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical practice
• Self-directed and function independently
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
• Demonstrated skill in insight, self-awareness and self-management consistent with high emotional intelligence
• Demonstrated ability to express oneself assertively and effectively in a non-judgmental and respectful manner
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in education and research
• Ability to function as an independent practitioner and a collaborative team member
• Eligible for an Adjunct appointment to an academic institution
• Proven ability to act empathically, while establishing and maintaining productive relationships
• Ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situations and multiple demands
• Computer proficiency with Internet, Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Automated Clinical Systems and Virtual meeting platforms
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s vision, purpose and values
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to:

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis;
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step);
• Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health’s current definition of being fully vaccinated

• For more information visithttps://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements

  LHSC is committed to the principles of hybrid work and may offer this option to employees whose work can be performed in an alternate location, without adverse impact to the operations of the Hospital, inclusive of our Staff and Patient experience. Confirmation of hybrid work options available to you will be clarified upon hire and may be subject to change based on the duties required of your position. Successful candidates will be required to perform work within Ontario and must be available to work on location, as required.
  Please be advised, if you are seeking employment on a temporary work or study permit we recommend reviewing work permit restrictions as it applies to healthcare organizations in Canada. As per the Government of Canada, LHSC is considered a hospital/healthcare organization, even if an employee is functioning in a non-patient facing role. Individuals on a work or study permit seeking employment in this sector may be required to complete additional steps in the process, including but not limited to a medical exam, which may also apply to employees looking to renew their work permits. It is the employee’s accountability to ensure they are adhering to their specific work permit restrictions, and we encourage all candidates and LHSC employees to be proactive and review restrictions as soon as possible as it could be a lengthy process.
  We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca .
  As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.
  Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.

• Clinical and Program Leadership: The NP will deliver care in a collaborative MD/NP model where the MD is the MRP, working both as an autonomous healthcare provider and collaboratively within both the interdisciplinary CTU and CP programs.
• Work to full scope including performing advanced health assessments, diagnosing, monitoring, ordering investigations and medications, evaluating outcomes and consulting specialist for children in these settings.
• Ensure clear communication pathways with Collaborating physicians in balancing this hybrid role.
• Be responsible for delivering evidence-based care, improving access to care; decreasing wait times, facilitating access and flow, and earlier discharge for these populations including providing initial consultations to ensure quality and safe care.
• Provide consultation to local and outlying community health care providers.
• Collaborate closely with interprofessional colleagues, and liaise with community agencies, Children’s Aid Society and various police services.
• Educational Leadership: The NP will improve access to information/education for parents and caregivers, staff, and community health care providers and community partners through the development of educational strategies and following of and establishment of guidelines.
• Plan and participate in learning opportunities for learners within the CTU/CP programs and participate in hospital wide in-services/education to share current evidence-based practices.
• Academic Leadership: The NP will participate in collaborative research and Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives including program development, promotion of family well- being; evaluating the delivery of care to improve access to care; evaluation research and reporting on metrics for the purpose of program evaluation.
• Collaborate with local and regional partners/stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate best practices, standards of care and/or protocols that result in the improvement to patient care, practice and/or systems.
• Attend relevant conferences and professional meetings