Temporary - Nurse Practitioner - Children's Hospital - Led Paediatric Urgent Care Clinic

Posting Period

Open: January 28th, 2026

Deadline: February 17th, 2026

Duration: June 2027 

Non-Union

Department Name

Children's Hospital - Led Paediatric Urgent Care Clinic

Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced and autonomous Nurse Practitioner to join our team. In this role, the Nurse Practitioner will serve as the Most Responsible Provider (MRP), delivering comprehensive care through both the in-person and Virtual Care Clinic. This position is dedicated to supporting NP -Led paediatric urgent care Clinic within a collaborative practice model alongside Emergency Department physician partners. The successful candidate will demonstrate clinical leadership, advanced decision-making skills, and a strong commitment to patient- and family-centered care, with responsibilities including:

• Enhancing access and patient flow by working to full scope of practice, with a focus on preventing unnecessary Emergency Department visits and reducing the length of stay when ED visits are required. 
• Providing education, counselling, and ongoing support to patients, families, and other care providers.
• Prescribing medications, ordering diagnostic tests and imaging, making specialist referrals, and coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a self-directed nurse prepared at the graduate/post-graduate level, who functions in an expanded nursing role demonstrating an elevated level of autonomy, working to full scope, both independently and within a collaborative practice model. The NP demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge base and high degree of clinical competence in acute and chronic disease management. The NP works collaboratively with key stakeholders to provide advanced care that optimizes patient outcomes and enhances safety, effectiveness, and accessibility. Reporting to the Director, the NP will provide direct and indirect patient care, promote professional education, commit to ongoing program development and advance knowledge through research and scholarly activities.

All duties and responsibilities of the NP conform to professional practice standards of the London Health Sciences Centre guidelines.

What we offer: 

• Temporary Full-Time 

• Rate of Pay: $59.89 - $82.35 per hour 

• Hours per week: 37.5

• Career Development & Training Opportunities 

• Employee Wellness Initiatives 

• Scheduled Protected Time for Clinical Education and Research Initiatives 

• NP Leadership Development Program

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN)
• Current registration in the extended class in Paediatrics or Primary Care, and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum 3 years recent nursing experience with a clinical focus in primary or acute paediatric care required
• Current member of the Nurse Practitioner's Association of Ontario (NPAO) or Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)

• Mandatory Current Professional Liability Protection

• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course: BLS-HCP (C), ACLS preferred

• Valid Driver's License (G class) with the ability to travel within the South-West LHIN
• Well-developed clinical reasoning skills and ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively

• Demonstrated experience and leadership in clinical practice, education, program development and research

• Ability to function in an inter-disciplinary faced-paced health care environment

• Recent experience in an NP scope of practice 

• Ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues and therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Recent experience collaborating with external agencies and community partners preferred

• Expertise in critical thinking, clinical problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution

• Effective organizational, conceptual and leadership skills
• Expertise in critical thinking, clinical problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Effective organizational, conceptual and leadership skills
• Experience in/or understanding research, program development and evaluation
• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal relations and communication skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrated excellence as a role model for clinical leadership
• Demonstrated experience with clinical teaching in an academic environment
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical practice
• Self-directed and function independently
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
• Demonstrated skill in insight, self-awareness and self-management consistent with high emotional intelligence
• Demonstrated ability to express oneself assertively and effectively in a non-judgmental and respectful manner
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in education and research
• Ability to function as an independent practitioner and a collaborative team member
• Eligible for cross-appointment to an academic institution
• Proven ability to act empathically, while establishing and maintaining productive relationships
• Ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situations and multiple demands
• Computer proficiency with Internet, Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Automated Clinical Systems and Virtual meeting platforms

• Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety

• Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC's vision, purpose and values

• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Has your experience been obtained through alternative pathways? LHSC acknowledges that skills, education and lived experience come in many forms and may have been developed differently from those listed in the job posting. Although LHSC has discretion in determining whether a candidate meets the qualifications and licensing requirements, we welcome applications from those with different experiences who may not meet every requirement listed. Tell us your story and apply today with your resume! 

Artificial Intelligence (AI): LHSC does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants for a position. 

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy 

Immunization Requirements 

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Teaching, Learning and Research 

LHSC Centre is proudly one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching and research hospitals. LHSC has an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, with education agreements in collaboration with over 55 schools, hospitals, and community agencies from across Ontario, Canada and internationally; among our many education partners, our three regional partners are Western University, Fanshawe College, and Thames Valley District School Board. LHSC provides students with a place where they can learn and discover knowledge and skills to take them forward in their careers as health care professionals. Approximately 2,900 Nursing, Health and other students ranging from secondary school to university graduate level programs receive training at LHSC every year. As an employee of LHSC, you will be expected to engage in role-related teaching, professional development, and research activities in addition to standard position duties and responsibilities. 

We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca. 

As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process. 

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months. 

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