Pediatric Registered Nurse; RN; Outpatient Services

Company Overview Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status.

The Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who provides direct, hands-on patient care in outpatient and clinic-based settings. In accordance with the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) Scope and Standards of Practice (2023), the Pediatric RN ensures safe, high-quality, evidence-based care. The RN functions as an integral member of the interprofessional team, triaging patient needs, conducting assessments, coordinating care, administering treatments and medications, and supporting the implementation and evaluation of the identified plan of care.

The Registered Nurse in the ambulatory practice setting will combine clinical expertise, critical thinking, and patient-centered communication to optimize health outcomes and improve access to care. This role requires strong clinical judgment, the ability to educate and empower patients and families, and a commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement in the ambulatory care environment. This per diem position will provide coverage for PTO requests, nurse triage and staff clinic as needed.

Potential coverage would be needed between 7AM - 5PM Monday through Friday.

• Utilize evidence-based techniques to conduct comprehensive assessments of physical, psychosocial, cognitive and health needs.
• Prioritize assessment data to create and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and care teams.
• Apply current nursing knowledge and implement evidence-based nursing practices, ambulatory care-specific interventions to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Administer medications and treatments, according to the interprofessional plan of care.
• Provide accurate and timely patient education to support patients and caregivers in navigating the health care delivery system, including services, access to care, and available resources.
• Continuously update the individualized plan of care according to ongoing assessments and patient responses.
• Manage telephone triage and follow-up communication with families and providers.
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and families.
• Provides health teaching related to patient diagnoses, medications, procedures, and plan of care in the ambulatory care setting.
• Evaluates the patient/family’s understanding of and response to the plan of care.
• Communicates relevant information through hand offs across levels of care and organizations.
• Consults and collaborates with interdisciplinary team regarding clinical assessment, identified patient needs, and plan of care and evaluation of outcomes.
• Shares evidence-based and research findings with the interdisciplinary team.
• Accurately document nursing assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the EMR.
• Adhere to organizational internal policies and protocols and regulatory guidelines.
• Serve as a resource for support staff.
• Appropriately delegates tasks and activities to licensed and unlicensed team members (e.g., LPNs, MAs, CMAs) in…