Nurse Practitioner - Eating Disorders
Job Number: 118822
Job: Nursing
Primary Location: Ontario-Hamilton
This position will be located at: McMaster University Medical Centre
Organization: LHIN-Eating Disorders
Status: Temporary Full-time
Hours per week: 37.5
Number of Openings: 1
Union Code: Non Union Employees
Salary: 58.4200 - 74.9000 Hourly
Post Date: Jul 1, 2025, 11:00:00 PM
Close Date (Period for Applying) - External: Aug 1, 2025, 10:59:00 PM

Unit Summary

The McMaster Children's Hospital Eating Disorder Program is a clinical service for children and adolescents with an eating disorder. The focus of this service is on children and adolescents with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and related eating disorders. The program provides outpatient, day treatment and inpatient care. The inpatient unit provides 6 inpatient beds and 4 day treatment places. Care is provided through a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, physicians, dietitian, social workers, psychologists, and child life specialists. The philosophy of care is applied in a family-centered care environment.

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be accountable to the Program Director of Child and Family Community Integrated Care and the Chief of Interprofessional Practice. The NP will function within the five domains of the NP role identified by the Canadian Nurses Association's APN Framework. These domains consist of clinical practice, research, leadership, consultation and collaboration and education.

The NP will be available to healthcare providers and clinical programs to consult, assess and develop treatment plans for patients up to 18 years of age, including medication management, consultations, co-medical presentations and medical/psychiatry dilemmas through the outpatient mental health programs. The NP will work in collaboration with psychologist's & psychiatrists in the mental health outpatient programs servicing Hamilton and the South- West Region. Longer term goals will include building linkages and capacity with community services and providing NP led medication clinics. The role will also build clinical relationships with service partners, providers and physicians to build/enhance clinical skill and competency regarding mental health needs of clients with co-medical diagnoses, medication management and developmentally appropriate collaborative plans of care to create treatment protocols consistent with best practice recommendations.

Schedule Work Hours

Full time, Monday to Friday, days and occasional evening work

This position is temporary until December 2026

Qualifications

1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse Extended Class RN (EC).
2. Completion of a Master's Degree in Nursing, with a Nurse Practitioner Certificate in Pediatrics, (NP-Pediatrics)
3. Minimum 3 years' experience in the following:
a. Child and youth mental health assessment, diagnostic interventions, treatment planning and evaluation for patients in a pediatric tertiary care mental health setting.
b. Use of therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT and motivational interviewing.
c. Leading and facilitating the development and implementation of basic and advanced child and youth mental health specific education for patients, families, staff, and other health professionals.
d. Proficiency in performing detailed mental health risk assessments for children and youth.
e. Collaborating with medical teams to address the mental health needs of children and youth with chronic health conditions.
4. Knowledge and experience with the use of current legislation, including the Health Care Consent Act, the Mental Health Act and the Patient Restraint Minimization Act.
5. Proficiency in conducting capacity assessments in children and youth presenting with mental health crises.
6. Experience in managing emergency psychiatric situations including violence and aggression.
7. Knowledge and assessment of child and adolescent developmental stages and influence on child and youth mental health presentations.
8. Experience in the development and maintenance of medical directives
9. Experience in research, including writing grant proposals and leading research initiatives.
10. Experience in formal program development and evaluation, grounded in evidence-based approaches.
11. Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem solving, critical thinking, organization and prioritization
12. Demonstrated mastery of effective communication with patients, caregivers and coworkers, both written and verbal
13. Demonstrated ability to work in a consultative role with the members of the multidisciplinary team
14. Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situations
15. Demonstrated ability to utilize information technology
16. Committed to acquire new knowledge and ensure competency
17. Be eligible for cross appointment with McMaster University School of Nursing at the undergraduate and graduate level

Hamilton Health Sciences 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 and 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 HR Operations at , Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an 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