Nurse Clinician- Cardiology (Casual)

Children's Hospital and Health System•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a Nurse Clinician to provide flexible coverage across the Heart Institute, supporting operational and patient-care needs. This casual PRN position involves 10-hour shifts, approximately 8–10 shifts per month. Primary duties include assisting in the sedation bay, providing phone triage and inbox coverage, and supporting clinic operations. The clinician also helps cover staffing gaps due to PTO, parental leave, vacancies, and other unplanned absences to maintain continuity of care and minimize disruption to patient access and clinic workflows. The Ambulatory Nurse Clinician promotes wellness and health maintenance, participates in acute illness management, and helps manage chronic disease and disability across the continuum of care through in-person and electronic interactions. The clinician uses critical thinking and the nursing process to care for patients and caregivers with complex healthcare needs, drawing on education, experience, and evidence-based guidelines. The role includes partnering with, advocating for, supporting, and teaching patients and caregivers while respecting their cultures, values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences. The Nurse Clinician facilitates continuity of care through nursing practice, interprofessional collaboration, and care coordination. This includes assessing needs and supporting access to healthcare services and community resources across the care continuum. The position requires providing care appropriate to the patient population and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
At least 2 years of licensed nursing experience.
Current BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council.
Registered Nurse license from the State of Wisconsin or a Tennessee RN Compact license.
Proficient pediatric assessment skills using a developmental approach for neonatal, infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and/or young adult patients.
Ability to work with patients with intellectual and physical disabilities in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Proficiency using computers and an electronic medical record.
Independent judgment and analytical ability to solve problems, make decisions, and formulate reports.
Effective, collaborative interpersonal and communication skills, including discussing sensitive issues with patients and caregivers.
Ability to represent the organization professionally and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.
Expertise in active listening and therapeutic communication.
Critical reasoning and sound clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care and treatment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
At least 2 years of pediatric nursing experience.
Experience managing patients with chronic and complex family and health needs.

Responsibilities

Coordinate care within the practice and across healthcare settings to maintain continuity and create a compassionate therapeutic environment, assessing patients’ and families’ physical, functional, and psychosocial well-being.
Use clinical reasoning to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative plans of care that address patient and caregiver needs, support optimal outcomes, and reduce risk factors.
Communicate, educate, and engage patients, caregivers, and providers through an interprofessional approach to implement plans of care across settings and achieve shared goals and positive clinical outcomes.
Use health teaching and health-promotion strategies tailored to learning needs, abilities, readiness, cultural and spiritual considerations, language preferences, and learning barriers.
Communicate effectively using health-literacy strategies and a variety of formats, tools, approaches, and technologies to build professional relationships and deliver care across the continuum.
Contribute to developing and applying clinical practice guidelines, policies, and procedures using evidence-based evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
Advocate for patients and caregivers, raise and address complex ethical concerns with the interdisciplinary team, and work to identify and resolve inequities in care.
Use telehealth practices, including telephone triage and other telecommunications technologies, to manage and coordinate care and reduce time and distance barriers.
Assist in the sedation bay, provide phone triage and inbox coverage, and support clinic operations as needed.
Provide flexible staffing coverage for PTO, parental leave, vacancies, and other unplanned absences across the Heart Institute.
Provide care appropriate to the patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures.