Nurse Clinician -Center for Child Development

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Nurse Clinician- Center for Child Development

Work Schedule: Typically M-F, hours vary between 7am–7pm; occasional weekend support for patient group or education sessions

Location: Center for Child Development

What you will do:

The Ambulatory Nurse Clinician at the Center for Child Development promotes whole child wellness by managing complex patients with developmental and/or cognitive delays, learning disorders, attention & behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and psychological & developmental concerns secondary to trauma. This is accomplished through primarily through face to face or electronic interactions with minimal face to face patient interaction. Patient and family education and teaching are an integral part of this role. Utilizing critical thinking and nursing process in caring for patients and caregivers with complex healthcare needs which are acquired through a process of integrating education, experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.

Acting as a partner, advocate, support and teacher to the patient and caregivers providing optimal management of the child's health care, and respecting their culture, values, diverse individual needs, health goals and treatment preferences. The Nurse Clinician facilitates continuity of care using the nursing process, inter-professional collaboration and care coordination activities to support the whole child by assessing and providing access to appropriate health care services and community resources across the care continuum.

What you will need:

• Current license to practice nursing in Wisconsin.

• Current CPR certification - Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers through American Heart or American Red Cross is required.

• Associate degree in nursing

• Minimum of 2 years of Pediatric Nursing experience with the emphasis on managing patients with chronic and complex family and health needs.

• Experience with mental & behavioral health or neuro developmental pediatric patients.

• Experience in management of psychiatric medicine and patient/family education.

• Quality improvement and/or process implementation

• Exhibits guiding behaviors that reflect Children's values and support our mission and vision.

• Requires effective skills utilizing a developmental approach to meet the individual needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school age and adolescent and or young adult patient.

• Ability to work with patients who have intellectual and physical disabilities in a developmentally appropriate manner.

• Proficiency with the use of computers and an electronic medical record.
  Independent judgment and analytical ability to problem solve, make decisions and formulate reports.

• Requires effective and collaborative interpersonal and communication skills for discussing sensitive issues with patients and caregivers.

• The ability to represent the organization and serve consumers in a professional manner and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.

• Expertise in active listening and therapeutic communication.

• Requires critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care and treatment.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

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