Stollery Emergency Team
The Stollery Children's hospital is a teaching hospital, as well as a research centre. There are many different health care professionals working and training here. Some or all of them may examine your child.
Triage Nurse
Our Triage nurse is the first to greet you when you enter the Emergency Department. This nurse will listen to your story and give you a quick checkup. This nurse will then figure out type of problem you have.
Triage nurses are experienced ED nurses that have special training on how to decide the order that patients are seen.
Triaging involves communication with patients/families regarding order of care and treatment, notifying patients of potential delays, reassessing waiting patients, and instructing patients and families to notify the triage nurse if there is any change in the child/youth's condition.
Registration Staff
These folks enter you into the hospital system and ensure the information we have about you is correct. They print out a wristband with your name on it for you to wear for your entire ED visit.
Bedside Nurse
The ED nurses provide nursing care for a variety of patients from those with minor medical problems to caring for the very ill. emergency resuscitation cases.
This is the person that your family will interact with the most, and whom you can let know if you are worried about a change in your condition.
Pediatric Emergency Doctor
This doctor provides medical assessment and directs treatment for all children and youth who present to the department. They also receive referrals and provide advice to physicians in other hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices.
Mental Health Nurse
Mental Health nurses have a specialized nursing practice that involves the care of individuals with a mental health illness or crisis to help them recover and improve their quality of life.
Social Worker
For emotional support and care, an emergency social worker may be asked to meet with a patient/family in the ED. In a time of crisis, the social worker is able to help provide emotional support and helpful resources (housing, transportation, food) within the hospital as well as the community.
Pediatric Resident
These junior doctors are focusing on caring for pediatric patients in the Emergency Department, as part of their medical training program.
These people are new doctors who are training in the care of children in the emergency department.
Assistant Head Nurse (AHN)
On each shift, there is an AHN. This is an experienced pediatric ED nurse responsible to support and mentor staff as well as to optimize the flow of patients through the department and hospital.
Mental Health Social Worker
Specialized social workers will provide assessments of children and youth who present with mental health concerns. In addition, recommendations for appropriate follow-up will be addressed.
Child Life Specialist
Work with a team who provide opportunities for procedural support and preparation for medical interventions through diversion and play. They also provide emotional support to children and their parents while encountering difficult experiences such as trauma and/or hospitalization.
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
The nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with advanced knowledge, training and health care management skills. In collaboration with the physician, the nurse practitioner in the ED provides health assessment and treatment to children and youth with minor illness/injury. The nurse also follows up the results of tests and X-rays once the patients have been discharged.
Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
A Respiratory Therapist (RRT) monitors and cares for patients with breathing problems. They help manage airways in patients – from those with asthma to patients who are on life support and need a ventilator to help them breathe.
Pharmacist
Pharmacists play a key role in providing patients with quality health care services. They work to ensure patients' drug treatment plans are safe, effective, and support their medical care plan.
They review patient prescriptions and drug information for warnings and potential interactions with other treatments to counsel physicians and patients appropriately.
Health Care Aide
These are specially trained personnel who assist the medical/nursing team in many aspects of their day's activities, such as wheelchair rides, a stretcher ride, or helping to hold and calm your child still while a procedure is being performed.
Lab Tech
Also known as phlebotomists, these staff are trained to draw and collect blood samples from patients.
Awasisak Team & Cultural Helpers
These staff provide service to First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis and Inuit clients and their families, to feel more comfortable in the hospital, make referrals, provide advocacy and help plan and support a child and family discharge from hospital.
Orthopedic Technician
Orthopedic technicians, also known as orthopedic technologists, help the emergency team treat fractures and sprains, apply and remove casts, fit walking aids, and provide education about injury care.
Unit Clerk
Unit clerks are responsible for answering calls, relaying information and assisting physicians and other health-care providers.
Environmental Services
Environmental services (also known as housekeeping) are responsible for keeping the ED clean and safe at all times.
Research Assistant
Clinical research assistants work in hospitals, laboratories, and other institutions that conduct scientific studies. They help families participate in research and clinical trials by explaining what the study is about and what they will have to do to participate. They collect data, evaluate results, monitor clinical trials, and take notes on activities.
Protective Services
These uniformed staff help provide a safe and secure environment for all staff, patients, and visitors.
Service Workers
These members, also known as Porters, help with transporting patients to different locations in the hospital.