Job DescriptionJob SummaryThe Registered Nurse Outpatient provides comprehensive nursing care to pediatric patients and their families in an outpatient clinic setting, promoting health and wellness, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- The registered professional nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
- The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
- The RN will function within the Shriners Hospitals for Children Professional Practice Model (FOCUSED), which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
- The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
- The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.
- The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects.
Required Qualifications- ADN
- RN License in State of Practice
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Qualifications- BSN
- 2 years of acute care nursing
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
