Clinical Nurse - Wellness New

Position Details

Department: RSRCH-GRNT | ACES Program Grants

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-6pm

Category: Nursing

Posting #: 969046

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note: Phoenix Children’s is seeking a Clinical Nurse to join our Nurse Specialty Program within the Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing.

In this unique and impactful role, the Clinical Nurse will support children, teens, and families who have experienced significant adversity or trauma. The incumbent will provide education, guidance, and direction to help families build resilience and develop healthy, integrative coping skills.

What We’re Looking For:

A compassionate nurse with exceptional listening and empathy skills

A passion for education and patient/caregiver instruction

Experience teaching coping strategies, wellness tools, or similar programs

Ability to engage and support patients or families who may be resistant to change

Understanding of psychological aspects of trauma (strong plus)

Why This Role Matters:
This position is both demanding and deeply rewarding. The nurse will work closely with families to meet them where they are, empower them with effective tools, and help positively shape their future wellbeing.

Position Details:

Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday

Shift Options: 5x8s or 4x10s available

No weekends, holidays, or call

Location: Main hospital campus (Thomas Rd. & 19th St.)

If you’re passionate about supporting children and families through some of their toughest moments—and helping them build resilience for what lies ahead—we encourage you to apply.

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. <br /><br />Provides health education related to health promotion and the management of acute and chronic health conditions including skills required to maintain and restore health. <br /> <br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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