SCHOOL STAFF NURSE - TALLMADGE

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part 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 in Akron, Ohio seeks a School Staff Nurse for part-time days (M-F when school is in session). The role provides school health services to students, manages routine and emergency care, and maintains health records.

Requires BSN within 5 years of hire, RN licensure, BLS, and 1–2 years of healthcare experience. The nurse will collaborate with school authorities, parents, and multidisciplinary teams while upholding hospital policies.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years of date of hire.
• RN licensure is required.
• BLS certification is required.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
• Provides clinical care including routine, special needs, and emergency first aid.
• Maintains student health records and documents services rendered.
• Participates in educational efforts of the department and hospital.
• Communicates effectively with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
• Demonstrates care for physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of students served.
• Adheres to departmental/school/state/federal policies and guidelines.
• Other duties as required.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)

BLS certification

RN licensure

Tools

MS Office

Job description

School Staff Nurse - TALLMADGE

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

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

Job Description

Job Requisition Number 37706

Part-Time Days
M-F While School Is In Session

Summary

The School Staff Nurse is responsible for the provision of school health services to the student population serviced.

Responsibilities

• Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
• Provides the clinical care necessary within the department, including routine, special needs, and emergency first aid.
• Maintains appropriate student health records and documents services rendered
• Participates in the educational efforts of the department and the hospital.
• Communicates effectively with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with departmental/school/State and Federal, and Human Resource policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Other duties as required.

Other Information

Technical Expertise

• Experience in a school setting is preferred.
• Experience in pediatric nursing is preferred.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team is preferred. Minimum of one year experience in healthcare is required.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or must be obtained within 5 years of date of hire.
• Certification: BLS certification is required. Registered Nurse licensure is required.
• Years of relevant experience: 1 to 2 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.700000

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

• 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.

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