Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery Service - BC Children’s Hospital

at  PHSA

NURSE PRACTITIONER, NEUROSURGERY SERVICE

BC Children’s Hospital
Vancouver, BC
BC Children’s Hospital invites applications for an exciting Nurse Practitioner (NP) position within our Neurosurgery service. As the designated tertiary care center for neurosurgical conditions across British Columbia and the Yukon, BC Children’s Hospital offers an incredible opportunity to work with a dedicated team providing cutting-edge care to the pediatric population.

In this unique NP role, you will be involved in both inpatient and outpatient care, offering an enriching experience to manage the full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical conditions. You will play a critical role in patient management and coordination across various care settings, including:

• Inpatient Care: Delivering care within the surgical ward, pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, and the emergency department. You will be directly involved in the day-to-day management of post-operative care, symptom management, care coordination, and discharge planning.
• Outpatient Care: Facilitating new patient consults and long-term follow-ups, building meaningful relationships with patients and families. You will provide support for specialized outpatient clinics, including the craniosynostosis clinic with Plastic Surgery, the multidisciplinary Spinal Cord Clinic, and the Epilepsy Surgery Program alongside Neurology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including Neurosurgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Allied Health professionals, and other specialties, for holistic patient care.
• Manage a diverse range of cases, including brain and spinal tumors, Chiari malformations, Moya Moya disease, syringomyelia, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, epilepsy, and head injuries.
• Engage in specialty rounds, including neuroimaging, epilepsy, and neurosurgery rounds, to ensure continuity of care.
• Serve as a trusted resource for families, offering support and education to alleviate concerns, often coordinating urgent care for patients across the province.

Why Join Us? As a part of the Neurosurgery service at BC Children’s Hospital, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children with life-altering diagnoses. This role is ideal for a compassionate, dedicated NP eager to work in a collaborative environment that values comprehensive, patient-centered care.
Apply Now to become a part of our team and contribute to transforming healthcare for children in BC and the Yukon!

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Must be eligible to complete the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) through the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Minimum of (4) years of recent, relevant clinical nursing experience.

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to perform the full scope of Nurse Practitioner duties and responsibilities.
• Able to define and articulate the specific areas of practice and client population for whom the NP is competent to provide health care services.
• Able to self-direct, interact, and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with nurses and other health professionals and disciplines using a variety of communication strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to lead a team and work within a team.
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge, teach coach and mentor others; ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
• Able to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence based research into practice areas.
• Skill in assessing and recognizing population health trends; able to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.
• Able to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver as required.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

WHAT WE DO

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) provides care for the most seriously ill or injured children and youth from across British Columbia.
BCCH is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.
Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
PHSA and BCCH is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Diagnose and treat previously undiagnosed clients for undifferentiated diseases, illnesses and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner’s scope of practice; order appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interpret reports of investigations and analyze information to monitor progress and plan treatment. As part of the multidisciplinary team, develop and implement treatment plans. Write orders for treatment and medications; make patient rounds as appropriate and monitors ongoing care; provide first line care in emergencies.
• Establish priorities for management of health conditions; provide follow-up treatment; communicate with clients and families about health findings, diagnoses and prognoses; support and counsel clients in their personal responses to diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Collaborate and/or consult with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose client status. Accept referrals from, or make referrals to, physicians and other health professionals.
• Prescribe drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures. Apply knowledge of pharmacology and evidence based practice in selecting, prescribing, administering and monitoring the effects of drugs to treat diseases disorders, conditions or injuries.
• Participate in research contributing to improved patient care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health. Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources about determinants of health; maintain population health focus by participating in and implementing evidence based screening and health promotion for populations at risk and implements population based harm reduction strategies.
• Participate in interdisciplinary staff, including NP & nursing, education and professional development through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom, the clinical setting and the community; foster effective health care partnerships.
• Develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures related to nursing and interdisciplinary practice, and identifies and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient care.
• Assign work to other nursing and health care personnel; hire staff, provide supervision and evaluate staff performance if required.
• Perform other duties as required.

In this unique NP role, you will be involved in both inpatient and outpatient care, offering an enriching experience to manage the full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical conditions. You will play a critical role in patient management and coordination across various care settings, including:

• Inpatient Care: Delivering care within the surgical ward, pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, and the emergency department. You will be directly involved in the day-to-day management of post-operative care, symptom management, care coordination, and discharge planning.
• Outpatient Care: Facilitating new patient consults and long-term follow-ups, building meaningful relationships with patients and families. You will provide support for specialized outpatient clinics, including the craniosynostosis clinic with Plastic Surgery, the multidisciplinary Spinal Cord Clinic, and the Epilepsy Surgery Program alongside Neurology

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including Neurosurgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Allied Health professionals, and other specialties, for holistic patient care.
• Manage a diverse range of cases, including brain and spinal tumors, Chiari malformations, Moya Moya disease, syringomyelia, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, epilepsy, and head injuries.
• Engage in specialty rounds, including neuroimaging, epilepsy, and neurosurgery rounds, to ensure continuity of care.
• Serve as a trusted resource for families, offering support and education to alleviate concerns, often coordinating urgent care for patients across the province