Nurse Clinician- Asthma/Allergy

Children's Hospital and Health System • Milwaukee, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Children's Wisconsin has an opportunity for a Nurse Clinician- Asthma/Allergy Work Schedule: Full Time 8:00am-4:30pm Location : Milwaukee campus but may also support other locations as well What you will do: This role is within the Asthma/Allergy/Immunology team and in addition to supporting general allergy clinic needs, will have an emphasis on food allergic patients. This nurse will support oral food challenges and oral immunotherapy for kids/families with food allergies. This role partners with our other food allergy nurses in providing patient education and care management. This role is both clinical and triage. The clinical piece is supporting oral food challenges as well as the oral immunotherapy and general asthma/allergy clinic.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required
• 2+ years Licensed nursing experience required
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required
• License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
• 2+ years Pediatric nursing experience preferred
• Experience managing patients with chronic and complex family and health needs preferred
• Demonstrate proficient pediatric assessment 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.

Responsibilities

• supporting general allergy clinic needs
• support oral food challenges and oral immunotherapy for kids/families with food allergies
• providing patient education and care management
• supporting oral food challenges
• supporting oral immunotherapy and general asthma/allergy clinic

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree