ENT Pediatrics is looking for an Outpatient Registered Nurse to join their team at Children's Hospital! This is a full-time, daylight position working Monday-Friday. No Holidays or weekends and the option of 4-10 hr shifts!

This is an exciting chance to get in with a growing, fast-paced team!

Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts.
• Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment and handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities are required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Critical thinking skills are necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care both in the office setting and via phone/written communication when at home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues. 
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Formulates goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Triages patient situations and coordinates care with physicians.
• Assist physicians with all aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation, and education.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills, and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and office practices.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
• Actively participates in practice-based shared governance, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care, and team member, needs for assistance and partnership. 
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life.
• Models safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle. 
• Communicate with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Independently performs special projects as assigned.
• Ensures that work meets deadlines and standards of quality and accuracy.
• Effectively handles clinic communications including responding to and resolving customer complaints.
• Independently handle problems with minimal supervision. Interact daily with various hospitals, physician departments, and personnel.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of clinical information systems.
• Maintains effective working relationships with physicians and staff.