Registered Nurse (RN) Marcus Autism Center Clinic - Full-time

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a Clinic Nurse at Marcus Autism Center to support administrative operations and deliver direct patient care. You will manage prior authorizations, verify medications, coordinate refills, and handle a high volume of calls and emails to sustain efficient clinic workflows.

This full-time role runs Monday through Friday with no holiday, weekend, or on-call duties. Shifts start between 7:30am and 8:30am and end between 4:00pm and 5:00pm, emphasizing teamwork and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in Georgia or Multi-State Licensure (eNLC) required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 12 months RN experience required.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain effective communication with medical staff and care teams to drive care coordination and continuity of patient care.
• Coordinate care via telehealth and in-clinic processes to support daily clinical operations.
• Manage prior authorizations, verify medications, and coordinate pharmacy refills; handle high volumes of calls and emails.
• Perform nursing assessments and direct patient care within a safe, evidence-based practice framework.
• Ensure compliance with licensing, safety, and quality guidelines and participate in quality improvement activities.

Education

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Job description

Work Shift

Day

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Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

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

The Clinic Nurse role at Marcus Autism Center is a primarily administrative position that also incorporates elements of direct patient care. Key responsibilities include managing prior authorizations, verifying medications, coordinating pharmacy refills, and handling a high volume of phone and email communications. This role plays a critical part in supporting daily clinical operations through a variety of administrative tasks, helping ensure efficient workflows and seamless continuity of care for patients and their families.

This position is full-time (5 days a week at 8 hours/day); operating on a Monday through Friday schedule with no holiday, weekend, or on-call responsibilities. Shift hours may vary with a start time between 7:30am and 8:30am and with end time between 4:00pm and 5:00pm.

Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Experience

• 12 months RN experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in nursing
• 1 year of experience

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 Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within one year of employment as required by department

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

• Cultivates and maintains effective interaction/communication with medical staff, nursing staff, social workers, and others to drive the care coordination process and facilitate continuity of patient care.
• Communicates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the care coordination process for specialty.
• Communicates with home health agencies, third-party payor, and other community resources as needed to coordinate needs.
• Facilitates and provides ongoing communication with patient/family, interdisciplinary staff and third parties (home health, third party payers, pharmacies, and other resources) to identify and resolve potential barriers.
• Facilitates clinical practice guidelines at the patient level.
• Performs outpatient and clinic care coordination and monitors patients' care between clinic and home.
• Facilitates care via telehealth to assist with patient needs and concerns.
• Refers cases identified as risk management issues, peer review issues, or quality issues to appropriate personnel.

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 outcomes and workflow.
• 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.
• Achieves 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

1920 Briarcliff Rd NE

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside