City : Toronto

Category : Part Time

Industry : Healthcare

Employer : The Hospital for Sick Children

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.

Posting Description

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. Working in collaboration with the interdisciplinary Health Care team, Nurse Practitioners at SickKids have the opportunity to provide expertise in the areas of:

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

SickKids is recognized as one of the world's foremost paediatric health-care institutions and is Canada's leading centre dedicated to advancing children's health. Nurse Practitioners play a critical role to our success.  Pam Hubley, Chief, Professional Practice & Nursing explains:

"Nurse Practitioners at SickKids are expert scholarly practitioners who advance nursing practice and provide the very best standards of care to children and families.  They work in a collaborative environment with many other providers across all health disciplines. They are leaders and advocates, pushing the boundary of practice with innovative models of care and initiatives that improve the care and the lives of children and families."

We are currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join SCAN/Lotus Team to provide leadership and promote excellence in family-centred nursing care through the five main role components of expert practice, education, consultation, research and leader/change agent. 

Here's What You'll Get To Do

• Integrate nursing and medical skills and knowledge within a broad scope of advanced nursing practice
• Assume a leadership role in influencing clinical nursing practice and the provision of care
• Integrate research into practice
• Create, utilize and/or disseminate new knowledge
• Conduct environmental assessments (home, community, school) and help guide child/family through the treatment program
• Identify and link to services and resources in community
• Provide assistance with acquiring specialized equipment for children in the program

Here's What You'll Need

• Master's of Nursing or equivalent with a clinical focus
• Nursing Practitioner certificate or equivalent
• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, preferably within the RN (Extended Class)
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience in paediatrics
• Previous experience in a leadership role
• Ability to act as a change agent, and foster teamwork and consensus
• Innovative critical thinking with excellent communication, public speaking and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of theoretical frameworks and research application

Employment Type

• Part-time permanent
• 22.5 hours per week

Our Commitment to Diversity

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

Accessibility & Accommodation

If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team.  SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired.  If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

How to Apply

Technical difficulties? Email ask.hr@sickkids.ca with a short description of the issues you are experiencing. We will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.

Tip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application.

Every application is reviewed by a human recruiter and all hiring decisions are made by people. In some cases, AI-assisted tools are used to help review applications based on job-related qualifications.

All positions posted on the SickKids Hospital's Careers Site represent current vacancies, unless otherwise posted in the job description.