Clinical Nurse - Pulmonary

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's is seeking a full-time pediatric nurse for our Pulmonology clinic in Phoenix. The role supports 1–2 providers and pediatric patients with chronic asthma and neuromuscular conditions, requiring a minimum of 2 years of pediatric nursing experience.

No weekends, holidays, or on-call duties are required. The role is 8 AM–5 PM, M-F, with potential 4/10s after orientation; after 6 months, a day of WFH may be considered for admin work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of pediatric nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Conducts nursing assessments across age groups and conditions, including family education.
• Implements and evaluates plans of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Documents in medical records and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Supervises care activities and maintains patient safety and infection control.
• Supports education and mentorship for students and new staff.

Skills

Pediatric Nursing

Team Collaboration

Job description

Position Details

Department: PCMG-MAIN | Pulmonology

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Nursing

Posting #: 1056673

Employee Type: Full-Time

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.

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