Advice Line/Telehealth RN- PT and FT

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Brookhaven (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is hiring for an on-site evening telephone triage nurse at our Support Center in Atlanta, GA. The role requires on-site work during evenings and weekends, with hours 5 PM to 11 PM part-time (24 hrs/wk) or 5 PM to 1 AM full-time (32 hrs/wk).

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of pediatric RN experience, with pediatrics in emergency, urgent care, or primary care preferred. Licenses and certifications include GA or multi-state RN licensure, BLS, and PEARS.

Qualifications

• RN with at least 1 year of pediatric nursing experience.
• Pediatrics experience preferred (emergency, urgent care, or primary care).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; licensed to practice in GA or multi-state (EC).
• Licensure as RN in GA or multi-state (Compact), BLS within 30 days, PEARS within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing process across the continuum delivering age-appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Uses clinical decision support tools to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plans.
• Implements patient education and documentation to ensure safe, effective care.
• Provides oversight for nursing care by unlicensed personnel and supports ethical practice.

Skills

Pediatric nursing

RN experience

Clinical triage

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Job description

Work Shift

Evening

Work Day(s)

Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Shift Start Time

5:00 PM

Shift End Time

1:00 AM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

This position is Not Remote.

It will be based at the Support Center in Atlanta GA. Hours are 5PM-11PM for Part-time (24 hrs/wk) and 5PM-1AM for Fulltime (32 hrs./wk).

This role involves working on a telephone triage service responding to calls from parents when local pediatricians' offices are closed and using symptom-based protocols to assess and advise regarding injuries and illnesses.

Our ideal candidate comes with at least 5 years of pediatric nursing experience, preferably in emergency, urgent care, or pediatric primary care environments, and is available to work on-site during evenings and weekends.

Experience

• 1 year of RN experience; pediatrics highly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Previous Pediatric experience in Emergency, Urgent Care and/or Primary care

Education

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within 1 year of employment

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

PRACTICE (Caring for the Patient)

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.

DEVELOPMENT (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.

ENGAGEMENT (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.

OUTCOMES (Driving Excellent Results)

• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

• Completes orientation and Initial Assessment of Competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
• 75% attendance at staff meetings, if applicable.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Nursing-Non Bedside