Summer Student - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

The Nursing and Allied Health Summer Student (NAHSS) will assist with a process improvement project supporting the Division of Haematology/Oncology supported by the Garron Family Cancer Centre.

The student will work with an interdisciplinary team and play a key role in data collection, analysis and project design and implementation.

We are recruiting for 1 Nursing or Allied Health Summer Student to support the following project:

Teen Cancer Connection - Transition to Adult Care Project:Aim to provide a current state assessment of transition to adult care practices among teams within SickKids and in oncology departments throughout Ontario and across Canada, to help inform transition processes of SickKids adolescents and young adults (AYA) to adult oncology care.

The NAHSS program specifies that all students will have the following responsibilities:

Must attend summer student lectureships/relevant education rounds
Submit a onepage project report at the end of the contract

Here's What You Need:

Essential

Availability to work 35 hr/week for length of project combination of virtually and on site at SickKids
Enrolled in an undergraduate Nursing program or Health Sciences program
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Ability to be selfdirected, to be flexible, and to take initiative
A commitment to understanding and aiding in the pursuit of equity, diversity, & inclusion

Assets

Interest in pediatric oncology, patient and family experience, adolescent and young adult (AYA) care, and process improvement
Experience with literature reviews and conducting interviews

Employment Type:

Full Time, Summer contract (8-10 weeks)

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

**How to Apply