Nurse Practitioner - Newborn Care & Neonatal Complex Care

Hamilton Health fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All Internal applicants may apply online through the Careers website or by submitting a Competition Application Form. External applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 1-877-667-2700 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during the interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note\: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset. 

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements\: 

-Article 30 (k) – CUPE Collective Agreement 
-Article 10.7 (d) – ONA Collective Agreement 
-Article 13.01 (b) (ii) – OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement 
-Article 14.04 – OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement 
-Article 2.07 and Article 13 – PIPSC RT Collective Agreement 
 

Days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Newborn Care & Neonatal Complex Care is a key clinical leader and critical member of a dynamic provider team that includes Family Physicians, Midwives, Pediatricians, Neonatologists, Neonatal Fellows and Physician Assistants.  This unique role will work very closely and collaboratively with a large extended interdisciplinary team to manage a variety of newborn care needs across a broad spectrum of acuity and complexity; and will have dual responsibility for collaborative newborn care management on unit 4C – Postpartum as well as the NICU with a specific focus on neonatal complex care and discharge planning.  The role will fulfill all domains of NP practice including education, research, quality improvement, and leadership – with a range of opportunities to become directly involved in each of these areas.  This role is eligible for clinical cross-appointment with the Faculty of Nursing at McMaster University.  The orientation and training program is tailored to meet individual learning and development needs, taking into account prior experience and preparation. 

1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class

2. Advanced preparation at the Masters level with specialized training in neonatology or pediatrics

3. Current NRP certification

4. Current BCLS certification

5. Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in a Level III NICU preferred

6. Advanced knowledge of preterm and full-term infant pathophysiology

7. Knowledge of the Regulated Health Professions Act

8. Knowledge of trauma-informed care and supporting families prenatally, during the birth process, and in crisis/stressful situations in a critical care setting

9. Strong critical analysis, problem-solving and assessment skills to formulate medical and nursing diagnoses

10. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

11. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with members of a diverse inter-professional healthcare team to provide and promote patient centered care in a fast-paced, dynamic and clinically complex environment

Hamilton Health Sciences is hiring NPs who are ready to build or advance their career in neonatal intensive care.

We’re offering up to $25,000 in Financial Incentives for Nurse Practitioners who are excited to grow into a specialized NICU role at one of Canada’s top Level III NICUs. For more information, please contact careers@hhsc.ca. 

Step  into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.  We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. Hamilton Health Sciences is a hospital system of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves south central Ontario residents. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), located on the McMaster University campus in Hamilton’s beautiful Westdale neighbourhood, has been providing care to children from across the region since 1988. Here, patients ranging in age from infancy to 17 benefit from a family-centred approach that prioritizes the child’s emotional, mental and physical well-being. The hospital is home to the fastest-growing kids-only emergency department in Ontario, one of Canada’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units, and a range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including children’s cancer, digestive diseases, and mental health.

The Women’s & Newborn Health Program at the McMaster hospital site includes the largest NICU of its kind in Canada, providing tertiary-level specialized care to over 1,500 critically ill newborns per year and serving a broad geographic region in southern Ontario.  The NICU supports a diverse and complex range of medical and surgical care needs for both inborn and out-born infants, working very closely with an active in-house obstetrics and gynecology program that sees over 3,800 births per year and includes the provision of high-risk pregnancy care through the Maternal Fetal Medicine service.  MCH NICU also operates a Neonatal Transport Team, supporting hospitals across southern Ontario and in collaboration with provincial partners.  The large interdisciplinary Women’s & Newborn Health team provides family-centered care with a strong focus on evidence-based best practices and continuous quality improvement.  The team is actively involved as leaders in a number of productive and impactful research activities and collaborative quality improvement initiatives provincially, nationally and internationally.