Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Pediatric hospital network and centers

Registered Nurse - Allergy and Immunology Clinic

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 12 months of registered nurse experience is required.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
A registered nurse license in Georgia or a multistate license through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact is required.
Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization certification must be obtained within one year of employment, as required by the department.
Orientation and the initial competency assessment must be completed successfully by the determined due date.
Mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements must be completed by the due dates defined by the unit and system.
Attendance at 75% of staff meetings is required if applicable.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care using the nursing process in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes, as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Cultivate and maintain effective interaction and communication with medical staff, nursing staff, social workers, and others to drive care coordination and continuity of patient care.
Communicate with multidisciplinary team members to facilitate specialty care coordination.
Communicate with home health agencies, third-party payors, and other community resources as needed to coordinate patient needs.
Maintain ongoing communication with patients and families, interdisciplinary staff, and third parties, including home health providers, third-party payors, pharmacies, and other resources, to identify and resolve potential barriers.
Facilitate clinical practice guidelines at the patient level.
Perform outpatient and clinic care coordination and monitor patients’ care between the clinic and home.
Facilitate care through telehealth to address patient needs and concerns.
Refer cases identified as risk management, peer review, or quality issues to appropriate personnel.
Participate in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Incorporate new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
Maintain professional records as evidence of competence and learning.
Self-evaluate professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
Take action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in changes in practice and role performance.
Provide oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while remaining accountable for patient-care quality.
Engage in ethical practice using principles from the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Maintain therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
Contribute to a supportive and healthy work environment.
Consult, contribute to, and coordinate care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
Demonstrate investment in others through teaching, coaching, and helper roles.
Support shared leadership by staying aware of initiatives and providing input.
Integrate evidence and research findings into clinical judgment and nursing practice.
Participate in monitoring activities within the work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
Identify and communicate hazards and errors.
Participate in quality and process-improvement activities to improve patient outcomes and workflow.
Ensure equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
Demonstrate commitment and flexibility during times of change.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
One year of experience is preferred.

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Shift Start Time

7:30 AM

Shift End Time

4:30 PM

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

Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Experience

12 months RN experience required

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in nursing
1 year of experience

Education

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Certification Summary

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within one year of employment as required by department

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

Cultivates and maintains effective interaction/communication with medical staff, nursing staff, social workers, and others to drive the care coordination process and facilitate continuity of patient care.
Communicates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the care coordination process for specialty.
Communicates with home health agencies, third-party payor, and other community resources as needed to coordinate needs.
Facilitates and provides ongoing communication with patient/family, interdisciplinary staff and third parties (home health, third party payers, pharmacies, and other resources) to identify and resolve potential barriers.
Facilitates clinical practice guidelines at the patient level.
Performs outpatient and clinic care coordination and monitors patients' care between clinic and home.
Facilitates care via telehealth to assist with patient needs and concerns.
Refers cases identified as risk management issues, peer review issues, or quality issues to appropriate personnel.

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 outcomes and workflow.
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.
Achieves 75% attendance at staff meetings if applicable.

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

2174 North Druid Hills Rd NE

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside

About the Company

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Pediatric hospital network and centers

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta provides pediatric medical care through three hospitals, 26 neighborhood locations, and more than 600 beds. It operates as a not-for-profit system that includes the Marcus Autism Center, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, urgent care centers, and trauma facilities, staffed by more than 2,000 pediatric physicians across 70+ specialties and a team of over 11,500 employees and 10,000 volunteers. The organization treats a high volume of patients each year, offering services ranging from emergency and surgical care to outpatient and specialty programs for children. Its care model centers on delivering comprehensive, kid-focused health services to support children now and in the future."

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $4.8M
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1997

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