Pediatric Nurse Program Coordinator - Onsite & Growth

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

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH, seeks a Nurse Program Coordinator to oversee assessment, care coordination, and documentation of care plans for medically complex pediatric patients and their families.

The role emphasizes leading the nursing team, coordinating care within pediatric subspecialties, and educating the multidisciplinary staff. This is a full-time onsite position with potential travel to Beachwood/Rocky River as the program grows, and no weekend/holiday shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in pediatrics is required
• Experience in communication, teaching skills, and problem-solving skills is required
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred
• Experience in healthcare is required
• Experience in coordinator role is preferred
• Experience with complex subspecialties or hospital-based units preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software; Epic preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/families physical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial and learning needs; communicate pertinent information to the team and other health care providers; assess and recognize changes in patient condition and family dynamics.
• Provide care coordination and care planning for target subpopulations cared for by pediatric otolaryngology and audiology division, i.e. SNHL, tracheostomy dependent, dysphagia, cochlear implant/bone anchored hearing aid patients, and complex patients discharged from the hospital who require short or long term follow up in the division.
• Provide nursing care to target population of patients and documents evaluation and care delivery in patient plan of care.
• Determine the education needs of nursing personnel, multi-disciplinary team members and others; implements patient and family education in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide leadership to the nursing team and acts as a change agent to improve patient care.
• Serve as a resource to other nurses and healthcare providers with expertise in assigned practice area.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Pediatrics experience

Communication skills

Coordination of care

Leadership

Problem-solving

Multidisciplinary collaboration

MS Office, Epic familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

RN Licensure

PALS and ACLS within 1 year

Tools

MS Office

Epic software

Job description

Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH, seeks a Nurse Program Coordinator to oversee assessment, care coordination, and documentation of care plans for medically complex pediatric patients and their families.

The role emphasizes leading the nursing team, coordinating care within pediatric subspecialties, and educating the multidisciplinary staff. This is a full-time onsite position with potential travel to Beachwood/Rocky River as the program grows, and no weekend/holiday shifts.