NICU PICU Staff Nurse Flex

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital seeks a NICU/PICU Flex Staff Nurse to provide specialized nursing care in the NICU and PICU. The role emphasizes family-centered care, leadership, and collaboration within a team.

Requirements include a BSN or progress toward it within 5 years, Ohio RN licensure, BLS, and 1 year of RN or acute pediatric care experience. Onsite, full-time with 36 hours per week, 7am–7:30pm shifts.

Qualifications

• BSN required or obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; ACLS/PALS/TNCC within 1 year may be required.
• Experience in acute hospital pediatric settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates nursing care with a family-centered focus.
• Provides care in NICU/PICU per unit needs.
• Performs leadership and professional duties; may mentor staff.
• Participates in quality improvement and safety initiatives.
• Assists with staff education and supports team collaboration.
• Uses informatics and technology to support patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

BSN

Ohio RN license

BLS

ACLS

PALS

TNCC

Tools

EPIC EMR

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

FT Days
7am-7:30pm
36 hours/week
Summary:

The NICU/PICU Flex Staff Nurse provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge judgment and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences. The NICU/PICU Flex Staff Nurse will be expected to provide clinical nursing care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Units based on the needs of the unit.

Responsibilities:

1. Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and directs nursing care with a focus on family centered care for individuals or groups of patients within the assigned scope of practice.
2. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age and developmental status is required.
3. Performs leadership and professional duties.
4. Performs patient-centered care duties.
5. Performs quality improvement and safety duties.
6. Participates in the development education for staff members for clinically related issues. May be responsible for precepting new employees and act as a mentor to the clinical staff.
7. Performs evidence-based practice duties.
8. Supports the provider staff and actively promotes collaboration for efficient operation and quality care, and legendary customer service for pediatric patients using a team approach.
9. Performs systems-based practice duties.
10. Performs informatics and technology duties.
11. Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout the Akron Children’s Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.
12. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, guidance, and motivation to other staff members with emphasis on working as a collaborative team to provide quality service to patients and their families.
2. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required.
3. Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills are required.
4. Strong organizational skills are required.
5. Ability to work well under pressure to prioritize and complete required tasks and responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.
6. Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
7. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
8. Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
9. Experience working an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
2. Current certification in Basic Life Support training from the American Heart Association is required. Additional certifications may be required based on the assigned department or unit. Additional certifications that must be obtained within one (1) year of hire include ACLS, PALS, and TNCC
3. Active licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.
4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse preferred or at least one (1) year of direct patient-care experience in an acute hospital setting as a Nursing Tech, PCA, STNA, or equivalent required.
5. Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite