Pediatric Nurse

Heartland Community Health Center•Lawrence, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN/LPN, Pediatrics is an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team and plays a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to pediatric patients and their families. This position supports providers in the coordination and delivery of clinical services, including patient assessment, triage, administration of medications and treatments, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, and management of daily clinic operations and patient flow. The RN/LPN promotes a positive patient experience while supporting quality outcomes, continuity of care, and Heartland's mission of providing accessible, compassionate healthcare to all who need care.

Requirements

RN/LPN currently licensed to practice in the state of Kansas.
Maintains current licensure, required training and credentialing
Consistent patient-centered, caring disposition is a must for this position
Knowledgeable of the scope of practice for nursing disciplines as described by the Nursing Practice Act
Current Basic Life Support certification
Age Specific Competencies Infants through Adolescents
Experience in ambulatory care setting
Possesses strong clinical skills and competency in ambulatory care.
Strong interest in working with an interdisciplinary health team and culturally diverse patient populations

Nice To Haves

Age Specific Competencies - Adult

Responsibilities

Works in harmony with others, exhibits a positive attitude and commitment to the health center mission.
Actions show commitment to team effort, works well with others, supports group objectives, and participates in staff meetings and team problem‑solving
Demonstrates the ability to effectively organize and prioritize work and utilize available resources to assist with efficient patient flow in the clinic
Demonstrates understanding of appropriate nurse to provider ratios, skill levels, and cost effectiveness strategies
Actively assists with routine clinic task, Utilizes established methods to ensure consistency in maintaining emergency supplies, stock medications, immunizations, forms, sterile instrument inventory, equipment, and appropriate exam room inventory, rooming and checking out patients, etc.
Assists in the orientation and education of new nursing employees
Utilizes the health center Performance Improvement processes in identifying the center needs related to any aspect of patient care and customer service
Demonstrates flexibility in work roles and schedules to meet the changing needs of the center
Maintains awareness of new information applicable to job, i.e. policies, meeting minutes, procedures, memos, and protocols
Utilizes slow time constructively to enhance center operations and assists other departments when time and workload permits
Maintains confidentiality of patients and staff
Actively pursues continuing education in order to improve job skills or performance
Ability to identify own areas of needed improvement, and formulates goals to work toward
Utilizes appropriate methods to deal with stressful situations
Understands and supports organizational goals
Meets work schedules, fulfills responsibilities and commitments, i.e. attendance, punctuality, dependability, initiative, productivity and efficiency
Maintains professional appearance; follows established dress code
Follows protocol and perform accurate and thorough work‑ups, check‑ins and check-outs of all patients
Accurately assesses current status as well as preventive health status and communicates needs to provider
Assists with patient education based on assessment of patient needs and clinic standards of nursing care and documents in patient record
Provides skilled nursing care as demonstrated by safely and accurately performing technical skills (sterile dressings, EKGs, pulmonary treatments, etc.) and the safe, accurate administration of medications, IV fluids, and immunizations
Anticipates the needs of providers related to patient visits, and assists providers with patient care
Assumes role of advocate to ensure health needs are met including responding to patient phone messages and requests in a timely and professional manner
Documents all provider orders, nursing actions, and interventions on patient record consistent with health center guidelines
Assists with triage patients on‑site and via telephone for appropriateness and timeliness of care per approved triage protocols and standing orders
Knowledgeable of and follows all established Infection Control guidelines and OSHA standards and participates in staff training events
Exhibits caring qualities consistent with the values of the health center
Performs laboratory testing, including proper handling and labeling of all test samples according to health center policies and in compliance with CLIA guidelines
Keeps patients/families informed of situations that affect patient's clinic visit; i.e. extended waiting times, seeing provider other than originally scheduled, etc.
Able to perform effectively and appropriately in emergency situations
Performs other duties as assigned or requested
Coordinate with other staff to care for patients with chronic illnesses
Assist in triage for patients who are receiving care by psychiatric providers
Assist Medical Assistants with day-to-day operations