Nurse Clinician- GI (.5)

About the role

Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well‑being of children, providing primary, specialty, urgent, emergency, community health, foster and adoption, child and family counseling, child advocacy, and family resource center services. The Nurse Clinician in GI (Gastroenterology) works on the Main Campus, delivering specialized care and support to pediatric patients and families in the ambulatory gastroenterology clinic.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and indirect care coordination within the Gastroenterology ambulatory clinic.
• Assess, plan, and deliver care for children with chronic and complex GI conditions via in‑person and electronic interactions.
• Perform clinic support, patient education, complex teaching, procedural coordination, nursing assessments, and interventions such as G‑tube care and medication administration.
• Manage phone triage and voicemail messages, support prior authorizations, coordinate follow‑up care, assist with medication and supply needs.
• Collaborate with providers, medical assistants, and community resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Promote health maintenance, manage acute illness, manage effects of chronic disease and disability across the continuum of care.
• Utilize critical thinking and the nursing process to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative plans of care.
• Employ inter‑professional communication, education, and engagement to implement plans of care across settings.
• Use educational strategies tailored to learning needs, abilities, readiness, cultural and spiritual considerations, language preferences, and barriers to learning.
• Communicate effectively using health literacy strategies and various formats, tools, approaches, and technologies.
• Contribute to development and application of clinical practice guidelines, policies, and procedures using evidence‑based formats and continuous quality improvement.
• Advocate from the patient/caregiver perspective, raise ethical questions, and work toward resolution of complex ethical issues.
• Provide effective management and coordination of care via telehealth practices, including telephone triage and other telecommunications technologies.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 2+ years of licensed nursing experience required.
• 2+ years of pediatric nursing experience preferred.
• Experience managing patients with chronic and complex family and health needs preferred.
• Current BLS‑Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council) required.
• Active RN license: either State of Wisconsin RN license or State of Tennessee RN license (TN Compact).

Skills

• Proficient pediatric assessment skills using a developmental approach for neonatal, infant, toddler, pre‑school, school‑age, adolescent, and young adult patients.
• Ability to work with patients who have intellectual and physical disabilities in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Proficiency with computers and electronic medical record systems.
• Independent judgment and analytical ability for problem solving, decision making, and report formulation.
• Effective collaborative interpersonal and communication skills for discussing sensitive issues with patients and caregivers.
• Ability to represent the organization professionally and promote a positive image of its services.
• Expertise in active listening and therapeutic communication.
• Critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care and treatment.

Schedule

This is a .5 FTE position: every other Wednesday, every Thursday and Friday, with hours 0800‑1630 (approximately 20 hours per week).