Nurse Clinician Central Access (.6)

About the role

The Nurse Clinician - Central Access at Children’s Wisconsin is responsible for providing expert nursing care and consultation to pediatric patients requiring central venous access. They are a key resource for case management, teaching, and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process to assess responses to central vascular access interventions or treatment modalities.
• Makes decisions about procedural or equipment modifications; recommends changes; negotiates systems to implement change.
• Understands and satisfies the needs of neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent, and/or adult patients in regards to their growth and development process.
• Acts as a resource for identifying patient needs related to discharge; assists case managers in developing/correcting case management plans; communicates potential solutions to variances.
• Develops and communicates content for formal and informal teaching; acts as a resource for patients, families, physicians, and staff.
• Affirms patient/family needs related to discharge; offers input and additional resources in planning for discharge needs for a patient population.
• Consults with staff and physicians; advocates for a surgical and/or radiological specialty or specific patient population; assists in the development of new and advanced skills required to support procedures within a specialty; assists in coordinating care and/or discharge by enlisting other resources.
• Identifies specialty needs; contributes to and assists with the development of or expansion of programs within a specialty.
• Applies current research findings in practice; participates in data collection; introduces current research into clinical practice within a surgical specialty or treatment modality.
• Maintains the Central Access Database.
• Identifies annual goals for own professional growth and the means to achieve them; incorporates these goals into the unit and/or division of nursing goals; responds to the needs of the community related to a patient population.
• Assists in setting expected standards of performance within a specialty; assists with evaluation of staff; contributes to the evaluation of orientation and on-going staff development needs; participates in orientation of staff to a specialty; assists with analysis and implementation of systems to utilize available resources in an efficient, cost-effective manner; participates in development of annual and operating budget in relation to a specialty.
• Supports community education efforts; assesses need, participates in and evaluates community education for a specific population.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an ADN or a BSN in order to meet the recommended entry level for a professional nurse (or equivalent academic and/or professional experience).
• Required: Bachelor's Degree BSN; Preferred: Experience in pediatric or intravenous nursing for three or more years.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Analytical skills necessary to resolve complex patient problems, develop standards of care and procedures, and evaluate the quality of nursing care; understanding of CW health care delivery system and its impact on the patient and family; mental and sensory abilities to read, process and interpret clinical data; interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to interact effectively with interdisciplinary health team members, other CW departments, and consumers; ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs; must be able to walk, stand for long periods, over 80% of the assigned work period, as well as lift and position patients weighing up to 75 pounds; take call as needed.

Qualifications

• Licenses and Certifications: BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council, License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency in computer systems and databases.

Benefits

Children’s Wisconsin offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings options.

Pay

$30.00/hour

Schedule

24 hours/week, 0.6 FTE, 0800-1630, 6 days total in a 2 week work week, On call overnight, weekends and holidays (shared with 4 other team members)