Registered Nurse, Primary Care - Primary Care, Johns Creek/Cumming at Choa, Childrens Pediatrics Johns Creek

Registered Nurse, Primary Care - Primary Care, Johns Creek/Cumming at Choa in Childrens Pediatrics Johns Creek. Full-time. Est. up to $100k. Apply with swipeandhired.

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Work Shift
Day

Work Day(s)
Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time
Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

The Primary Care - Clinical Nurse provides nursing care to infants, children and adolescents from birth to age 21. Works closely with pediatricians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, patients, and families to support preventative care, manage illnesses, administer treatments and promote healthy growth and development.

Experience

• 12 months of RN experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• 1 year of experience

Education

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Certification Summary

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work effectively with children and families

Job Responsibilities
Practice (Caring for the Patient)

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Performs patient assessments, including vital signs, medical histories and developmental screenings.
• Administers vaccinations, medications, and treatments according to physician orders.
• Conducts in-person, telephone, or messaging triage and responds to patient and family concerns.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
• Facilitates and provides ongoing communication with patient/family, interdisciplinary staff and third parties (third party payers, pharmacies, and other resources) to identify and resolve potential barriers.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Communicates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the care coordination process for primary care.
• Facilitates clinical practice guidelines at the patient level.

Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.

Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.

Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)

• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

• Completes orientation and Initial Assessment of Competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

4395 Johns Creek Parkway

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside