Hamilton Health Sciences’ McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) provides comprehensive and specialized nursing at all stages of care to children from infancy to 17 years of age at two sites in Hamilton.
MCH is home to the fastest-growing kids-only emergency department in Ontario and one of Canada’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units. We also have a wide range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including children’s cancer, digestive diseases, mental health and autism.
As a neonatal/pediatric nurse, you will have access to advanced technology and training, including comprehensive orientation plans, educators and the ability to grow your career.
Education requirements
- Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
Preferred:
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS)
Registration requirements
Union group
Resisted Nurse: Ontario Nurses Association (ONA)
Registered Practical Nurse: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Highlights
The state-of-the-art Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, a site of MCH, offers outpatient services focused on child rehabilitation and developmental, behavioural and mental health, and autism. Its prosthetics and orthotics program, the largest in the country, serves both children and adults across Canada.
The Pediatric Assessment of Critical Events (PACE) team at MCH is one of only four such teams in the province. It is made up of experts in pediatric critical care, including nurses, respiratory therapists and doctors, and supports in the care of seriously ill children.
With the support of government investments, MCH has recently expanded 26 of our pediatric programs through the Growing MCH initiative. There has never been a better time to grow your pediatric nursing career at HHS.