Staff Nurse

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Part-Time Staff Nurse to join our pediatric team. The role supports family-centered care, requires RN licensure in Ohio, a BSN or progress toward it, and BLS certification. Involves leadership duties and collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities include direct nursing care, education for staff, and participation in quality and safety initiatives. Onsite work with potential cross-unit assignments within the Akron Children's Hospital system.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Licensed RN in Ohio is required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered approach.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties as assigned.
• Deliver patient-centered care to diverse pediatric patients.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives.
• Educate and mentor staff; may precept new employees.
• Engage in evidence-based practice.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for efficient, high-quality care.
• Engage in systems-based practice and informatics tasks.
• Staff may be reassigned within Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Under pressure

Healthcare exp

MS Office

EPIC EMR

Education

BSN degree

BLS certification

Ohio RN license

1 year experience

Tools

EPIC EMR

MS Office

Job description

Part-Time: 48 Hours Bi-Weekly

7p - 7a

Summary: The Staff Nurse provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge judgment and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences.

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.
• 3. Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.
• 4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience is preferred.
• 5. Years of experience supervising: None

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite