Clinical Nurse - Physician Access Line

Additional Information About The Role

The Physician Access Line/Children’s Direct team is a 24/7 immediate link for referring physicians when they need to admit a patient, dispatch the hospital's transport team, obtain urgent or routine consultations, schedule appointments with specialists, or request patient information. This will be a hybrid position.

• Candidates must have at least 2 years of pediatric ICU or ED nursing experience.
• Part-time; 8hr shifts; alternating between 4 shifts one week and 3 shifts the next week.
• Generally 7pm-3am and 11pm-7am; occasional shifts from 3pm-11pm.
• Weekend rotation: at least 5 for every six week schedule.
• Holiday rotation: at least 4 per year.

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Preferred Requirements

• BSN
• Computer/typing skills

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• Computer/typing skills

Benefits and Legal Statement

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