Nurse Practitioner

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.

NEUROLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER -NEUROMUSCULAR PROGRAM

Choosing to work for The Hospital for Sick Children means that you’ve chosen more than a job, you’ve chosen a career where you can have a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families every day. Our staff are our greatest strength and SickKids works hard to provide a supportive working environment where Nurse Practitioners can give their best work possible. The Brain and Mental Health Program at SickKids has an ambitious agenda for growth and innovation across all brain based pediatric programs (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Adolescent Medicine). Nurse practitioners play a vital role in all aspects of care and are essential members of our interprofessional care teams. Nurse Practitioners are essential to our success in:

• Clinical Practice
• Education, Mentorship, and Research
• Leadership and Organizational & Systems Management

We are currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join the Division of Neurology, Neuromuscular Program. The Nurse Practitioner will provide leadership and promote inter-professional excellence and collaboration in child and family-centred care within the main role components of expert practice, education, consultation, and leadership in a dynamic clinical environment.
The Nurse Practitioner with the Neuromuscular Program holds a key role in the care and management of children and families diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, and other pediatric neuromuscular disorders.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO

• Integrate nursing and medical skills and knowledge within a broad scope of advanced nursing practice
• Provide comprehensive health care to patients and their families (inpatient and outpatient) who are diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder
• Foster inter-professional collaboration in the coordination of plans of care with other teams within SickKids as well as community resources
• Assume a leadership role in advancing the quality of clinical practice and the provision of care in the neuromuscular program
• Administer novel therapies to patients with rare diseases through Ommaya reservoirs, or lumbar punctures and lead gene therapy administration
• Provide mentorship and coaching to support the development of nursing and Interprofessional colleagues
• Identify, integrate, and evaluate research-based innovations for improving patient care including participation in clinical trials for rare diseases and supporting the Neuromuscular research team with patient care
• Create, utilize and/or disseminate new knowledge using formal and informal channels
• Conduct environmental assessments (home, community, school) and partner with children/families to navigate their illness trajectory
• Identify, link with, and collaborate with services and resources in the community
• Demonstrate commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion objectives
• Provide relevant health education to children and families that is based on their needs, learning styles and stage of development in particular around a rare disease and novel therapies

Choosing to work for The Hospital for Sick Children means that you’ve chosen more than a job, you’ve chosen a career where you can have a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families every day. Our staff are our greatest strength and SickKids works hard to provide a supportive working environment where Nurse Practitioners can give their best work possible. The Brain and Mental Health Program at SickKids has an ambitious agenda for growth and innovation across all brain based pediatric programs (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Adolescent Medicine). Nurse practitioners play a vital role in all aspects of care and are essential members of our interprofessional care teams. Nurse Practitioners are essential to our success in:

• Clinical Practice
• Education, Mentorship, and Research
• Leadership and Organizational & Systems Managemen