Nurse Program Coordinator: Headache clinic and Neurology infusion center

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital seeks a Nurse Program Coordinator to lead care coordination for pediatric patients and families. The role emphasizes assessment, discharge planning, nursing leadership, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Experience in pediatrics and leadership is preferred, with a Bachelor's degree and RN licensure required. This full-time, onsite position requires strong communication, problem-solving, and ability to work across departments,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• RN Licensure is required.
• 3–5 years of relevant nursing experience is required.
• Leadership experience preferred; pediatrics experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family needs across physical, emotional, and learning domains and communicate changes to the team.
• Coordinate care plans and discharge planning for pediatric patients.
• Provide nursing care and document in the patient plan of care.
• Identify education needs of staff and collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to address them.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teaching skills

Problem-solving

MS Office

Epic software

Education

Bachelor's degree

RN Licensure

Tools

Epic

MS Office

Job description

Full Time Days, variable shifts
40 hours/week
prefer experience with IV's and medports
at least one (1) year of leadership experience preferred
Summary:

The Nurse Program Coordinator is responsible for assessment, coordination of care, discharge planning, nursing care delivery, evaluation, and documentation of care for pediatric patients and their families.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Assesses patient/families physical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial and learning needs; communicates pertinent information to the team and other health care providers; assess and recognize changes in patient condition and family dynamics.
• 2. Provides care coordination and care planning for target population
• 3. Provides nursing care to target population of patients and documents evaluation and care delivery in patient plan of care.
• 4. Determines the education needs of nursing personnel, multi-disciplinary team members and others; implements patient and family education in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• 5. Provides leadership to the nursing team and acts as a change agent to improve patient care.
• 6. Serves as a resource to other nurses and healthcare providers with expertise in assigned practice area.
• 7. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• 1. Experience in pediatrics is required
• 2. Experience in communication, teaching skills, and problem-solving skills is required
• 3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred
• 4. Experience in healthcare is required
• 5. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is preferred. Epic software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• 1. Education: Bachelor's degree is required
• 2. Certification: RN Licensure is required
• 3. Years of relevant experience: 3 – 5 years is required
• 4. Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite