Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse Practitioner

Join CHEO's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as a Nurse Practitioner providing advanced care to patients aged 0–18. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive critical care.

In this experienced NP role, you will work in a 13-bed unit handling complex medical conditions like congenital heart disease and respiratory failure. Your responsibilities include performing assessments, ordering diagnostic tests, and managing life-support equipment. You will engage actively with families and caregivers to communicate treatment plans and educate on disease management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Authorize admissions, transfers, and discharges for PICU patients

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and document findings

• Order tests, initiate procedures, and perform critical-care skills

• Oversee ventilators and cardiac monitors in patient treatment

• Develop holistic care plans with families and interdisciplinary teams

Requirements:

• Master's degree in nursing or equivalent field

• NP certification from recognized Canadian program

• 3–5 years of RN experience in pediatric specialty

• 2 years of NP experience in pediatric intensive care

• Current registration as RN-EC with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Support pediatric critical care as a Nurse Practitioner, leading initiatives for quality improvement and education at CHEO.
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