Doctors with special training in the care of critically ill infants, children and adolescents, who care for patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Doctors with special training in diagnosing and caring for critically ill and premature newborns, who care for patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Doctors with special training in the care of children from birth to 16 years of age. If you do not already have a pediatrician, you can be referred to one before your child's discharge date.

A specialized physician is asked to provide an opinion or assist with the treatment of your child

A Fellow is a doctor training to be a specialist in a particular medical field. Fellows have completed both medical school and residency training. This doctor manages the care of your child under the supervision of a physician on service

A Resident is a doctor who has graduated from medical school and is training in a specialty like pediatrics. Residents rotate through the patient care units and provide care to their children under the supervision of the physician on service.

A Medical Student is a doctor-in-training. Medical students rotate through the patient care units and help provide care to your child under the supervision of the residents, fellows and physicians on service.

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a nursing professional with a wide range of skills and works in collaboration with other members of a healthcare team to directly care for patients and their families.

A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nursing professional who directly cares for individuals, families, groups, and communities to be healthy and well. A Registered Nurse will coordinate patient care as part of a team with physicians and other health providers.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses (RNs) with graduate degrees and advanced knowledge and skills. They are trained to assess, diagnose, treat, order diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, make referrals to specialists and manage overall care. Nurse practitioners often work closely with physicians and other health professionals as part of a team. Some NPs work independently and manage their clinics.

Experienced nurses who are responsible for the education needs of new nurses. They also work with staff on the unit to maintain clinical competence and professional development.

Registered nurses with a master's degree who act in a clinical, educational, research, and leadership role to promote optimal nursing care. The CNS can be involved in consultation, direct patient care, and program development

The Assistant Head Nurse (AHN) is responsible for overseeing the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. The AHN is a resource for frontline staff, participates in staff development, and ensures the delivery of high-quality safe patient care. Additional responsibilities include taking a proactive approach to resource management, actively working on discharge coordination and transfers, and utilizing a family-centred care perspective to plan and link with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the day-to-day needs of patients on the unit are met. If you have questions or concerns about the care your child is receiving, you can ask to speak to the AHN, and they will help to connect you with the correct people to answer your questions.

In the absence of an AHN, a Charge Nurse will be assigned. Charge Nurses combine clinical, administrative and leadership skills as they supervise and support nursing staff. They are responsible for maintaining a high level of patient care and act as an educational resource for other staff on the unit. Their role is to provide optimal, safe, and effective patient care through leadership, mentorship, and communication. If you have questions or concerns about the care your child is receiving, you can ask to speak to the Charge Nurse and they will help to connect you with the correct people to answer your questions.

These individuals assist with the patient's daily activity and care and support the unit's daily flow and function.

These support workers provide proper equipment and necessary supplies to help care for your baby and perform other duties to assist registered nurses.

Assists with breastfeeding, and helps new moms establish and maintain their milk supply while their infants are in hospital.

A Home Care Coordinator helps the medical team to plan for a child's discharge home from the hospital when they may have complex health needs. A Home Care Coordinator works with health professionals in the community to organize health services in a child's home and assessment of the home environment to ensure that it can support the child's medical needs.

This role is responsible for coordinating research and evaluation activities within the program to ensure that its services are effective and meet the needs of the Indigenous communities it serves. They create our annual reports, utilizing the stats provided to them.

A Respiratory Therapist (RT) 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.

Dietitians are responsible for ensuring that your child's nutritional needs are met while in hospital.

Social work is a helping profession. A social worker assists patients and their families with navigating systems that provide resources and services. A clinical social worker will counsel patients and their families to cope with their unique situation. They will be involved in a patient’s care plan or discharge plan.

Occupational therapists (OT) help people get back to everyday activities — the “jobs of living” (occupations). They help the patient change some part of their life — by developing skills, improving physical and emotional abilities, adapting the environment or changing the way they do activities — so the patient can better cope with aging, disease, injury or illness.

A physiotherapist or physical therapist (PT) is a movement specialist. They get people moving when they are coping with injury, medical conditions, disease or aging. Physiotherapists will help individuals restore or maintain movement, prevent injury, and promote fitness, health and wellness.

Pediatric Therapy Assistants work closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to provide rehab activities that promote your child's development and progress.

Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) assess and treat infants, children and adults who have problems with communication or feeding and swallowing. This includes problems with speaking, understanding and using language, voice, and fluency. These problems may be present from birth, have developed over time or result from an illness or trauma.

Pharmacists assist doctors in choosing and monitoring your child's medicines. They also provide you with information and instructions if your child is sent home on medication.

The Indigenous Cultural Advisor provides guidance and support to ensure that the program's services are culturally safe and aligned with Indigenous traditions and practices. They provide cultural and spiritual support. They gather traditional medicines, educate about ceremonial protocol, and are available to healthcare staff for consultation.

Child Life Specialists are trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families cope with the stress and uncertainty of acute and chronic illness. They promote effective coping through play, self-expression, and age-appropriate medical preparation and education. They empower patients and families to participate in their care and provide psychosocial support one-on-one and in group settings.

These Child and Family Engagement Coordinators play a vital role in engaging with Indigenous families and communities to ensure that the healthcare provided is culturally safe and meets their specific needs. They provide holistic and practical support to children and their parents while children are within the Stollery Children's Hospital. They work in different locations, such as the NICU at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the Stollery Children's Hospital at the University of Alberta hospital, aiming to improve the experience of patients and families by weaving Indigenous language, culture, and tradition into specialized, family-centred care. They also plan various events and ceremonies at both sites, with the help of other Awasisak team members.

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional. Music Therapy Interventions can address a variety of healthcare goals including the promotion of wellness, stress management, expression of feelings, promotion of physical rehabilitation, improving the quality of life, reducing the perception of pain, coping and distraction.

Art Therapy is a mental health profession that utilizes the symbolic, expressive, and reflective functions of the creative process inherent in any mark-making/art-making process, along with the therapeutic relationship, to support, facilitate, and enhance development, healing, and integration.

Develop, deliver and evaluate initiatives identified as priorities of the Stollery Patient and Family care council and subcommittees. The coordinator collaborates with units and various programs to consult and deliver services as required. The coordinator connects with families to invite their membership and involvement in these initiatives based on the interests and needs of the family and the hospital. Collaborating with both families and staff, the coordinator supports the best possible actions to improve family-centred care practices at the Stollery.

is responsible for coordinating telephone/virtual/in-person visits between hospital families and trained family mentors and facilitating in-person/virtual group peer support. The Peer Support Coordinator is responsible for recruitment, screening, training, supporting and maintaining communication with volunteer mentors and participating in monthly peer mentor meetings.

The Family Space Coordinator is responsible for the daily operations and activities of the family lounges in PCICU, NICU, PICU and The Family Room. They help to ensure and facilitate the smooth and caring delivery of services to all Family Space guests in a patient and family-centred manner. The FSC is responsible for working closely with volunteer services to develop and maintain a family space volunteer program. The FSC acts as a liaison between unit staff, peer support coordinators, social workers and other relevant stakeholders. The FSC provides support and information to all families visiting the family lounge and family room.

The Team Lead is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the program's staff across multiple sites, ensuring that the program's objectives are met and that services are delivered effectively.

Unit managers coordinate the day-to-day activities of the nursing unit. They are the link between the medical team and families in our care.

Healthcare professionals with advanced education and management experience who provide overall administration and day-to-day management of the unit or clinic and its team of healthcare providers. Patient care managers are responsible for planning, allocating and managing physical, human and fiscal resources.