Nurse Clinician-Specialty Team Clinics. Children's Health. FT.

Loma Linda University Health•Loma Linda, CA

About The Position

The Nurse Clinician-Specialty Team Centers is a registered nurse with clinical expertise in caring for pediatric patients with serious diseases, physical limitations, and chronic health conditions. The role works in an outpatient clinic environment across more than eighteen Specialty Care Clinics licensed under Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and approved by California Children's Services (CCS). The nurse uses independent judgment and disease-specific knowledge to provide developmentally appropriate, age-specific direct and indirect patient care, and oversees Licensed Vocational Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. The role evaluates patients’ and caregivers’ understanding of the disease, treatment, complications, and self-management; provides tailored education; and collaborates with other clinics and services to support continuity of care. The nurse participates in team conferences, keeps current with evidence-based practices and applicable regulations, and applies innovations to improve patient experience and clinical outcomes. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
At least two years of nursing experience demonstrating clinical nursing competencies with pediatric patients in an acute-care or outpatient environment.
In-depth knowledge and clinical expertise in specific serious pediatric diseases, physical limitations, and chronic health conditions.
Substantial knowledge of educational principles for all ages.
Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
Must meet CCS paneled provider requirements within 18 months of hire.
Other certifications and competencies specified in the unit- or department-specific Plan for Providing Care.
Ability to make public presentations and communicate verbally in an accurate, understandable, and succinct manner with individuals and groups from multicultural backgrounds and ethnicities.
Ability to read, speak, and communicate effectively in English with professional quality, in person and by telephone; write legibly; and use the computer, printer, and software programs necessary for the position, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Access, Excel, LLEAP, and Word.
Ability to troubleshoot and calibrate patient-care equipment, perform technical patient-care activities, and operate or troubleshoot required basic office equipment.
Ability to communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with others; be assertive and consistent in following or enforcing policies; lead, supervise, teach, and collaborate; and accept direction.
Ability to think critically, perform basic math, manage multiple assignments, remain calm and courteous under pressure, solve problems, organize and prioritize workload, recall information accurately, attend to detail, and work with minimal supervision.
Ability to distinguish colors and smells as necessary for patient care, discern temperature variances through touch, hear sufficiently for conversation in person and by telephone, identify and distinguish workplace or patient-care sounds, and see adequately to read screens and documents necessary for the position.

Nice To Haves

Spanish communication skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide developmentally appropriate and age-specific direct and indirect patient care in an outpatient clinic setting.
Oversee Licensed Vocational Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
Use the nursing process and disease-specific expertise to assess patients’ and caregivers’ understanding of the disease, treatment, complications, and self-management.
Provide patient and caregiver education tailored to their literacy level, and ensure they understand the information.
Collaborate with other clinics and services to support continuity of care, including pre-admission, post-procedure or surgery, and post-discharge care.
Participate in team conferences to coordinate implementation of treatment-plan recommendations.
Use interpretation services, including sign-language services, language line, and in-house video interpretation, as needed.
Keep current with evolving evidence-based practices, clinical practice guidelines, state and federal regulations, and available technology.
Implement new knowledge, innovations, and practice improvements to enhance patient experience and clinical outcomes.
Perform other duties as needed.