Clinical Nurses - Neurosurgery Clinic

Posting Note: We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our dynamic Pediatric Spine team. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with a collaborative group of 7 surgeons and 7 APPs who care for children with complex spine and neurological conditions.

Position Overview

This role is evenly split between:

50% Phone Triage

50% In-Clinic Patient/Family Care

Schedule is 5 days per week (5/8’s), typically 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with some flexibility available.

Patient Population

You will care for patients from newborn through 18 years old, many with highly complex spine conditions, including:

Severe scoliosis

Spine conditions involving both bone and nerve involvement

Post-surgical spine patients

Our team works “hand-in-glove” with surgeons who perform advanced orthopedic and joint-related spine procedures. This is an evolving practice with opportunities to grow alongside a specialized surgical team.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive phone triage for complex spine patients

Deliver in-depth clinic-based education to patients and families

Conduct post-operative follow-up and discharge calls

Support care coordination across multidisciplinary teams

Assist in developing and refining patient education materials and information sheets

Qualifications

3–4 years of inpatient RN experience required

Strong background in neurology, PICU, NICU, or other critical care setting

Experience working with medically complex pediatric patients preferred

Ideal candidate will have an educator mindset and experience creating or contributing to patient education resources

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a nurse who:

Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving specialty clinic

Is confident managing complex clinical conversations via phone and in person

Has strong critical thinking skills

Is passionate about patient and family education

Enjoys collaborating closely with surgeons and advanced practice providers

If you are looking for a specialized, team-oriented environment where you can make a meaningful impact on children with complex spine conditions, we encourage you to apply. (NO NEW GRADS, please)

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.

• 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.
  
  Provides health education related to health promotion and the management of acute and chronic health conditions including skills required to maintain and restore health.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

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

• 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