Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Chronic Kidney Disease

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a registered nurse to coordinate care for patients and families in inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves managing clinical trials data, ensuring safe patient care, and following regulatory standards, with a part-time schedule of two 10-hour weekdays from 7 AM to 5 PM.

Applicants should have a BSN, Georgia RN license, 4 years of nursing experience (2 years in dialysis/nephrology), and BLS certification within 30 days.

Qualifications

• 4 years of nursing experience
• 2 years in specialty nursing (Dialysis/Nephrology)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Georgia RN license or multi-state license
• BLS certification within 30 days of employment
• Strong computer skills and data/documentation ability
• Proficiency with Windows-based systems and basic software

Responsibilities

• Coordinates evaluation and consultation for inpatients and outpatients; ensure documentation and follow-up.
• Handle outpatient calls and provide medication refills and documents as needed.
• Develop and implement protocols and data collection tools for research and quality improvement.
• Assist in policy development and regulatory accreditation activities.
• Collaborate with departments to ensure program activities comply with guidelines and standards.
• Educate staff on program criteria and current developments.
• Ensure safe, therapeutic continuity of patient care.
• Apply age-specific guidelines across all patient groups.

Skills

Nursing experience

Windows skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Business, or related field

Job description

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

7:00 AM

Shift End Time

5:00 PM

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

Coordinates care of patients and families within accepted practices, policies, and philosophy of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Coordinates clinical management, referral, evaluation, communication, regulatory, and research aspects of clinical trials and data management for potential candidates, patients, and families and provides appropriate follow-up care. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

This role is Part-time working 2 10-hour weekdays from 7AM-5PM.

Experience

• 4 years of experience in nursing
• 2 years of experience in specialty nursing in appropriate area

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Business, or related field
• Previous experience with Dialysis, Nephrology
• ICU, Transplant experience helpful

Education

• Bachelor of Science in 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) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated computer skills in database management
• Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates evaluation and consultation process for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings and ensures appropriate documentation and follow-up of tests and coordination of care.
• Ensures appropriate outpatient care and follow-up by receiving and returning outpatient phone calls in a timely fashion and providing documents and medication refills as needed.
• Develops, maintains, and implements protocols, data collection tools, and communication mediums to ensure research patients, gathering and recording research/quality improvement data, and coordinating follow-up appointments.
• Provides input and assists in developing policies and procedures and coordinating regulatory accreditation and audit process to support continuous assessment of patient care and develop methods for improvement.
• Establishes relationships with departments and managers to ensure program activities comply with organizational guidelines and regulatory standards.
• Develops instruction and information programs for staff to educate on program criteria, current developments, project status, and how program activities impact the organization.
• Performs other activities as necessary to ensure and provide a safe and therapeutic continuity of patient care.
• Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult, and ALL = all ages.

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

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Nursing-Non Bedside