Clinical Nurse - Pulmonary

Phoenix Children's Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced full-time nurse for a Pulmonary Clinic team in Central Phoenix. You will support 1–2 providers, manage care for pediatric patients with general pulmonary and chronic asthma needs, and act as the main contact for families.

No weekends or holidays; 8 AM–5 PM, potential 4/10s after orientation. The role emphasizes family education, coordination of care, and navigating ambulatory services in collaboration with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of nursing experience in a clinic setting.
• Experience with pediatric patients and chronic pulmonary conditions preferred.
• Strong communication and education skills for families and patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments across age groups.
• Educate patients and families on disease management and care plans.
• Coordinate care with providers and the healthcare team.
• Monitor patient safety and promote quality care and infection control.
• Support admin tasks and care transitions as assigned.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient education

Clinical collaboration

Pediatric care

Education

RN license

Job description

Position Summary

Posting Note: Our Pulmonary Clinic is looking for an experienced full-time nurse to join the team. In this role, you will support a group of 1 - 2 providers, and patients who visit the clinic on a regular basis for care. Because of the specialty, we are looking for a nurse with a minimum of 2+ years of experience. You will be working in the clinic alongside the providers. This is a small team of medical professionals who work primarily with children who have general pulmonary issues and neuromuscular (DMD, SMA), and there will be a large number of patients with chronic asthma problems. Incumbent will be the point person for the patients when they come in, and offer education, and solutions to the needs of the patient and their families. This position is M - F, 8 AM - 5 PM; Manager may consider 4/10's after orientation, and performance based. After 6 months, may offer one day a week of WFH for admin work. This is one of our busier clinics, but the best part is that the clinics have NO WEEKENDS, NO HOLIDAYS and NO CALL!!! This position will be located at our primary hospital in Central Phoenix. NO New Grads, please.

This position, in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient, and family, coordinates and promotes patient health utilizing evidence-based practice in the delivery of professional nursing care across the care continuum. This position advocates for the patient and family adhering to nursing and medical plans of care, regulatory standards, and organizational values.

Position Duties

• Utilizes multiple platforms to complete a nursing assessment of patients and their families consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors. Synthesizes and analyzes data to determine nursing diagnoses, prioritize needs, and develop a nursing plan of care.
• Implements plans of care in accordance with regulatory and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. Provides health education related to health promotion and the management of acute and chronic health conditions including skills required to maintain and restore health. Coordinates care and manages care transitions within the organization and the community, working collaboratively with the healthcare team, patient, and family to promote positive outcomes and prevent complications. Advocates for patients and families, offering support and guidance related to navigating ambulatory services and processes, resource management, and community-based services. Partners with patients and families to establish realistic goals and expectations.
• Continually evaluates patient understanding and response to the plan of care. Shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team, patient, and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of health status, progress, and ongoing needs. Modifies nursing diagnoses and plan of care based on re-evaluation. Documents in the medical record.
• Facilitates the delivery of safe patient care, monitoring quality and regulatory indicators, and working with leaders to identify process improvement opportunities. Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing required activities within establish parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage, and documentation standards, regulations, and requirement.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable