Provide pediatric acute pain care at CHEO in Ottawa, using advanced nursing practice, physical assessment, and symptom management expertise.
The Clinical Nurse Practitioner supports perioperative patients and families through acute pain services. This advanced practice position integrates nursing and medicine while managing patients autonomously and collaboratively. Care includes NCA, PCA, epidural analgesia, nerve blocks, and opioid-sparing infusions such as Ketamine and Lidocaine.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage pain and symptoms for inpatients and outpatients
- Perform physical assessments and obtain comprehensive health histories
- Interpret laboratory and diagnostic results
- Develop patient and family education tools and clinical pathways
- Update policies using evidence-based practices
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Nursing
- Current Ontario RN Extended Class registration
- Three to five years of recent related clinical nursing experience
- Case management and data collection experience
- Pediatric specialty competence and advanced assessment skills
Apply advanced pediatric nursing, pain management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and education skills within CHEO’s acute pain service.