The Nurse Practitioner (NP) for the General Pediatrics – Complex Care Service at McMaster Children’s Hospital is dually accountable to the Director of the Child & Family Integrated Care Program and the Chief of Interprofessional Practice. The NP will function with the five domains of the role identified by the Canadian Nurses Association’s APN Framework. These domains consist of clinical practice, research, leadership, consultation, and collaboration with education.

The NP will provide leadership and promote excellence in pediatric family centered nursing care through expert clinical practice, education, consultation and research. The NP supports the clinical activity of the General Pediatrician – Complex Care and the associated patient care and interventions through the Ambulatory service including off site affiliated satellite clinics, inpatient, and outpatient clinics. This includes support of the Pre-Operative Complex Care Coordination Team (POCCT), providing pre surgical optimization and post-surgical co-management on the units in partnership with the surgical team.

Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team members, and using a patient and family centered model of care, the NP is responsible to: Provide direct patient care to their full scope of practice, coordination of care, discharge planning, and the coordination of related community and other resources for this patient population; mentor nursing and other health professional students as appropriate, and participate in continuing education activities to integrate the role of the NP in the program and academic settings; initiate, participate, and/or lead programs, presentations, publications, evaluations, research initiatives and other system changes to continue the enhancement of Interprofessional care teams. The NP will work in partnership with the complex care team, consultants,



nursing and other members of the health care team to provide comprehensive medical assessment, management and education.

- Current Certificate of Registration in the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class RN(EC)
- Master’s of Nursing Degree or Equivalent
- Completion of Post-Master’s of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program with a focus in Pediatrics
- Minimum of 4-6 years recent acute/primary clinical experience in pediatrics
- Proficiency in performing history and examination of the infant, toddler, child and adolescent
- Knowledge and assessment of developmental milestones at all stages of pediatric development and ability to access appropriate community or hospital-based resources in setting of developmental delays
- Ability to counsel and educate parents and children in ambulatory, inpatient, home and community environments
- Able to handle significant daily psychological and emotional stress in dealing with parents of critically or chronically ill children
- Experience in the development and maintenance of medical directives
- Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem solving, organization and prioritization
- Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated ability to work in a consultative role with the members of the Interprofessional team
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situations
- Knowledge and experience in change theory and pediatric learning principles
- Demonstrated ability to utilize information technology
- Membership in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) and other professional organizations relevant to the role
- Certification in PALS and relevant certificates recommended
- Committed to acquire recent knowledge and ensure competency
- Eligible for cross appointment with McMaster University School of Nursing at the undergraduate and graduate level

📌 Nurse Practitioner (Canada)
🏢 Hamilton Health Sciences
📍 Canada