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Clinical Nurse - Ambulatory
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Department: RSRCH-GRNT | ACES Program Grants Category: Nursing Location: Gilbert Posting #: 730687 Date Posted: 2/21/2023 Employee Type: RegularPosition Summary
Posting Note:PCH is looking for a Clinical Nurse for our Nurse Specialty Program, ACES. The program is also known the Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing. Incumbent will provide guidance, and direction to families who have experienced major adversity and/ or had to deal with trauma. The ideal candidate will have strong listening and empathy skills, be passionate about education, and most importantly, instructing patients and their caregivers various types of contemporary and integrative coping skills to deal with the stress as a result of the trauma. If you have a passion for working with children , teens and their parents/ caregivers and want to have a positive impact on their future, then this is the position for you. This position will be demanding, and yet one of the most rewarding positions as you work with patients and families to help meet them at their needs and build skills of resiliency. This is a full time position, M -F, 8 AM - 5 PM, but open to part time if meets the criteria. NO holidays/weekends/call!! Position will be located at the main hospital, and/or the East Valley locations.
This position, in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient, and family, coordinates and promotes patient health utilizing evidence-based practice in the delivery of professional nursing care across the care continuum. This position advocates for the patient and family adhering to nursing and medical plans of care, regulatory standards, and organizational values.
PCH Values
- Family-Centered care that focuses on the need of the child first and values the family as an important member of the care team
- Excellence in clinical care, service and communication
- Collaborative within our institution and with others who share our mission and goals
- Leadership that set the standard for pediatric health care today and innovations of the future
- Accountability to our patients, community and each other for providing the best in the most cost-effective way.
Position Duties
- Utilizes multiple platforms to complete a nursing assessment of patients and their families consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors. Synthesizes and analyzes data to determine nursing diagnoses, prioritize needs, and develop a nursing plan of care.
- Implements plans of care in accordance with regulatory and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. Provides health education related to health promotion and the management of acute and chronic health conditions including skills required to maintain and restore health. Coordinates care and manages care transitions within the organization and the community, working collaboratively with the healthcare team, patient, and family to promote positive outcomes and prevent complications. Advocates for patients and families, offering support and guidance related to navigating ambulatory services and processes, resource management, and community-based services. Partners with patients and families to establish realistic goals and expectations.
- Continually evaluates patient understanding and response to the plan of care. Shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team, patient, and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of health status, progress, and ongoing needs. Modifies nursing diagnoses and plan of care based on re-evaluation. Documents in the medical record.
- Facilitates the delivery of safe patient care, monitoring quality and regulatory indicators, and working with leaders to identify process improvement opportunities. Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
- Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing required activities within establish parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage, and documentation standards, regulations, and requirement.
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
