Pediatric Nurse II (.7)

Children's Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

The Pediatric Nurse II is part of the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Wisconsin, providing compassionate, specialized care to children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. The nurse partners with the care management team to coordinate and manage patient care for pediatric patients and families across a continuum of care, delegating appropriate activities and working within professional and hospital standards. The role uses critical thinking, nursing knowledge, and evidence-based guidelines to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative care plans. It provides individualized, culturally respectful care; advocates for patients and families; supports discharge planning and teaching; and facilitates learning for patients, families, staff, and the community. The nurse collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, contributes to quality improvement and evidence-informed practice, and provides care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs. This is a part-time position with a .7 schedule. The listed schedule rotates across a six-week cycle: Week 1: Monday, Thursday, Friday; Week 2: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Week 3: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Week 4: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Week 5: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Week 6: Monday, Thursday, Friday. The nurse must be able to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
At least 2 years of nursing experience required.
Current BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council required.
Registered Nurse license required: Wisconsin RN license, or an RN license under the listed Arizona, North Dakota, Ohio, or Tennessee compact options.
Knowledge of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent growth and development and child/family responses to fear, illness, injury, and hospitalization.
Analytical skills to assess complex patient conditions, develop comprehensive care plans, and synthesize information to address complex problems.
Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with interdisciplinary health team members and consumers.
Ability to delegate patient care activities effectively to unlicensed staff when appropriate.
Ability to represent the organization professionally and promote a positive image of its services.
Mental and sensory abilities to read, process, and interpret clinical data.
Ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage patient care for pediatric patients and families across a continuum of care as a partner on the care management team.
Delegate patient care activities appropriately within the care management assignment and applicable scope-of-practice requirements.
Use critical thinking, nursing skills, and evidence-based guidelines to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative plans of care.
Provide individualized, compassionate, respectful, and nondiscriminatory care that incorporates patient and family values, cultural beliefs, and religious preferences.
Promote comfort, prevent suffering, and act within professional boundaries and applicable codes of ethics and conduct.
Question and evaluate clinical practice, apply best evidence and research, and participate in continuous quality improvement.
Advocate for patient, family, and community concerns; assess discharge needs; individualize discharge plans; coordinate available resources; and complete discharge teaching.
Facilitate patient, family, staff, and community learning, integrating teaching into care and evaluating learning with measurable outcomes and attention to health literacy.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal and realistic outcomes.
Assess which nursing tasks may be delegated to technical staff in accordance with Wisconsin statutes and established competencies.
Serve as a resource and advocate to others for specific patients and families.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.
Identify professional growth goals and pursue development opportunities guided by the Synergy Behavioral Anchored Rating Scale (BARS).