About this opportunity
Children's Wisconsin lists this Nurse Clinician-Neuromuscular and Multidisciplinary Muscular Dystrophy (Hybrid) opportunity in berlin, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.
Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well‑being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.
We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day,
Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: are seeking a compassionate, organized, and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Pediatric Neuromuscular and Multidisciplinary Muscular Dystrophy Clinic within our Neurosciences Team. This unique role combines clinical nursing care, program coordination, and family support to help children and adolescents with neuromuscular disorders receive comprehensive, high‑quality care throughout their healthcare journey. You will support initiatives that strengthen care coordination and transition readiness and assist the clinic coordinator with highly specialized prior authorizations for multimillion‑dollar gene therapies. This individual is excited to contribute to program growth and development while ensuring an exceptional patient and family experience.
Work Location: Children's Main Campus and must be available to travel to all closer to home sites in addition to main campus-MEQ, DEL, NBC, FH a couple times a month .This role has an opportunity to work from home depending on provider/clinic needs.
Job Summary
Accountable for and coordinates the delivery of care within the Neuromuscular and Muscular Dystrophy Clinic and across health care settings to maintain continuity of care to create a compassionate therapeutic environment through the assessment of the physical, functional and psychosocial well‑being of the patient and family with assisting the transition to adult healthcare services.
Uses clinical reasoning to develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care that is collaborative and addresses the needs of the patient and caregivers resulting in optimal patient outcomes and reducing risk factors.
Utilizes an inter‑professional approach to communicate, educate and engage patients, caregivers, and providers in implementing the plan of care across care settings to achieve common goals, individualized interventions and optimal positive clinical outcomes and disease management.
Employs educational strategies utilizing health teaching and health‑promotion to include but not limited to, learning needs, abilities, readiness, cultural and spiritual, language preferences and barriers to learning that promote staff, individual, family, community and population health and safety and patient self‑efficacy to promote, maintain, or restore health.
Communicates effectively using health literacy strategies and a variety of formats, tools, approaches and technologies to build professional relationships and deliver care across the continuum.
Contributes to the growth and development and application of clinical practice guidelines, policies and procedures by comparing, contrasting and evaluating possible alternatives using an evidence based format and continuous quality improvement to deliver quality nursing care and enhance the patient/caregiver experience within the Neuromuscular space.
Advocates from perspective of patient/caregiver and works toward resolution of complex ethical issues and raises ethical questions and concerns with the interdisciplinary team to identify inequities in care and works to resolve them.
Through various telehealth practices provides effective management and coordination of care and services to include telephone triage and other telecommunications technologies to remove time and distance barriers for the delivery of nursing care.
Education
Associate's Degree in Nursing required
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
Experience
2+ years Licensed nursing experience required
2+ years Pediatric nursing experience preferred
Experience managing patients with chronic and complex family and health needs preferred
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Demonstrate proficient pediatric assessment skills, utilizing a developmental approach to meet the individual needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school age and adolescent and or young adult patient.
Ability to work with patients who have intellectual and physical disabilities in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Proficiency with the use of computers and an electronic medical record.
Independent judgment and analytical ability to problem solve, make decisions and formulate reports.
Requires effective and collaborative interpersonal and communication skills for discussing sensitive issues with patients and caregivers.
The ability to represent the organization and serve consumers in a professional manner and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.
Expertise in active listening and therapeutic communication.
Requires critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care and treatment.
Licenses and Certifications
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required
+ one of the following: - N/A
License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin
License RN-Registered Nurse (TN Compact) - State of Tennessee
Patient Care Responsibility
Provides care appropriate to patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures.
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This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.
Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.
Certifications/Licenses
one of the following: - N/A, BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council, License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin, License RN-Registered Nurse (TN Compact) - State of Tennessee
Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.
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Worksite address
berlin, NJ, 08009, US
Who can apply
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