Clinic Nurse RN (24 hrs/week)

Children's Wisconsin Kenosha Pediatrics Clinic RN

This position is primarily focused on phone triage, with minimal direct patient care responsibilities.

Work Schedule:

Monday- 8:30-5

Tuesday- off

Wednesday- off

Thursday-9-5:30

Friday- 8:30-5

*Subject to change based on clinic needs

Job Summary: The RN role practices within the Code of Ethics and Standards of Nursing Practice. Performs triage via phone and patient messaging in the electronic health record. Delegates patient care responsibilities appropriately, and maintains accountability for the quality of care. Provides for the health education needs of families with a focus on self-management and preventive health.

Essential Functions:

• Adheres to all Children's Wisconsin and Children's Medical Group policies, procedures, and standards. Ensures confidentiality to our customers by creating and maintaining a secure and trusting environment; maintains HIPAA compliance. Provides exceptional care to patients and families to fulfill our patient experience promise.
• Regularly performs RN duties and maintains own patient care competencies as determined by position scope of practice. Ability to provide in person clinical care during nurse visits, providing education to families, and coordination of care as needed.
• Notifies provider of any patient needing immediate assistance.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as required to coordinate patient assessment, develop/monitor outcomes, implement plan of care, and monitor variances to ensure quality patient care.
• Provides nursing care via telephone triage and electronic health record, using standardized pediatric assessment, care protocols and patient guidance and education to the necessary disposition of care.
• Documents in accordance with organizational nursing standards.
• Adapts to changing work assignments and schedules.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing in order to meet the recommended entry level for a professional nurse required. Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.

Experience:

2+ years experience in a primary care or urgent care setting preferred. Experience with pediatric patients preferred. Triage experience in a clinical pediatric setting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work with a diverse patient population to promote a culturally competent environment. Strong interpersonal skills for positive and effective interaction with patients, families, visitors, providers, and the health care team. Good organization, delegation, and communication skills to facilitate efficient patient care. Strong demonstrated ability in assessment, analytical decision making, and critical thinking. Analytical skills are necessary to assess complex patient conditions effectively. Requires the ability to synthesize multiple sources of information to assist in patient care. Ability to assist and support other primary care locations as requested by leaders and/or the Children's Medical Group float policy.

Licenses and Certifications:

BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required- + one of the following: N/A- License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin- License RN-Registered Nurse (IN Compact) - State of Indiana- License RN-Registered Nurse (AZ Compact) - State of Arizona

Patient Care Responsibility:

Provides care appropriate to patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures.

Required for All Jobs:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job. Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.