REGISTERED NURSE SKILLED NURSING

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nurse Residency Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Education Assistance

Career Development

Ascend Program

Awards and Recognition

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Skilled Nursing Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive, patient-centered skilled nursing care in the home setting. The RN visits multiple patients daily and collaborates with physicians, therapists, caregivers, and community resources to promote optimal patient outcomes while ensuring care meets standards.

The role requires Ohio RN licensure, BSN preferred, and AHA BLS certification, with a minimum of one year of relevant experience and on-call

Qualifications

• BSN preferred or must be obtained within five years of hire
• Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the State of Ohio
• BLS Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Minimum one year of in-hospital or home care nursing experience
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care that meets professional, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Complete comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments to guide care planning.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care with physicians, patients, families, and the team.
• Carry out physician orders and coordinate care with therapy services, community agencies, and other providers.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding disease management, medications, treatments, equipment, and health promotion.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and communicate status changes to the team.
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure patient care coverage.
• Participate in QAPI activities and required staff meetings and training.

Skills

Compassionate

Helpful

Personable

Positive

Sincere

Understanding

EMR experience

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Tools

EMR experience

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Registered Nurse Skilled Nursing

LOCATION: Akron, Ohio

CATEGORY: nursing

Overview

At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.

Success Profile

What makes a successful nurse at Akron Children's? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

• Compassionate
• Helpful
• Personable
• Positive
• Sincere
• Understanding

Job Description

Job Requisition Number 36821

Summary

The Skilled Nursing Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered skilled nursing care in the home setting. The RN visits multiple patients per day and collaborates with physicians, therapists, caregivers, and community resources to promote optimal patient outcomes while ensuring care is delivered safely, effectively, and in accordance with agency, state, and federal standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care that meets professional, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Complete comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments to identify patient needs and guide care planning.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Carry out physician orders and coordinate care with therapy services, community agencies, and other healthcare providers.
• Utilize the nursing process, critical thinking, and sound clinical judgment to make independent nursing decisions.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding disease management, medications, treatments, equipment, and health promotion.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough clinical documentation and communicate patient status changes and care needs with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure patient care coverage.
• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities, as well as required staff meetings, educational programs, and training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Information

Technical Expertise:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• Experience using an electronic medical record (EMR) is preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, critical thinking, and time management skills.

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred or must be obtained within five (5) years of hire.
• Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the State of Ohio.
• Certification: BLS Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum one (1) year of in-hospital or home care nursing experience required. Experience in collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams preferred.
• Years of supervisory experience: none.

On Call

FTE: 0.001000

Status: Onsite

Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s

Here at Akron Children's, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.

Benefits

Benefits for Akron Children’s team members go far beyond their compensation. Our comprehensive benefits program offers coverage, connections and resources that enable you to live your best life while growing your career.

• Nurse Residency Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Education Assistance
• Career Development
• Ascend Program
• Awards and Recognition

Employee Highlight

What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done. Karan Johnson

Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit

Our Promises

• To treat every child as we would our own.
• To treat others as they would like to be treated.
• To turn no child away.

Support for your nursing career.

We know this is more than a job for you. It’s what you were meant to do.

Diversity is more than a word at Akron Children’s – it’s our way of life. We truly reflect the communities we serve.