Registered Nurse Pediatric Primary Care Outpatient

About the role

Pediatric Primary Care Registered Nurse Schedule: Days, Evenings, and Weekends Clinic Hours: Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Scheduling Options: 12-hour shifts, 8-hour shifts, 4-hour shifts (Variable schedules based on clinic needs)

Responsibilities

• Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
• Support leadership in Compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital.
• Mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
• Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices.
• Be mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
• Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• Follows standards and guidelines; implements clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others; recognizes the need for further learning to improve patient care; recognizes routine or obvious changing patient situation (e.g., deterioration, crisis); in unusual care situations, seeks help when needed to identify patient problem.
• Uses self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process.
• Demonstrates openness to coaching and mentoring from others. Facilitates learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences.
• Works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.
• Sees the pieces or components; sees patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; sees self as key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience through care coordination.
• Consistently integrates age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
• Collaborates with team using shared decision making.
• Participates in shared governance at the point-of-care as a member of unit-based councils or by demonstrating awareness and contributing to shared decision making (reading minutes, giving feedback and implementing council decisions).
• Collects clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols. Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; uses available resources as needed. Documents plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes.
• Focuses on the usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipates future needs; bases care on standards and protocols; maintains a safe physical environment; acknowledges death as a potential outcome.
• Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical setting; makes ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represents patient when patient cannot represent self; aware of patients' rights.
• Affirms cultural inclusion. Recognizes the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience and incorporates culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

Qualifications

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution requires 2+ years of experience.
• If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date/RN job date and complete program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.
• Preferred: BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN are preferred.
• Active Ohio RN License.
• May be required to obtain other state licensure.
• Minimum of one year of pediatric acute care nursing experience.
• Pediatric primary care experience.
• Ambulatory care experience.
• Telephone triage experience.
• Care coordination experience.
• Strong communication and assessment skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced outpatient setting.