Staff Nurse

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide nursing care grounded in biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. The role requires leadership, teamwork, and family-centered care within a pediatric setting.

The Staff Nurse will assess and implement care plans, address safety and education needs, and participate in quality improvement and informatics tasks. On-site, full-time with a 0.9 FTE and a variable day schedule, you’ll support providers and mentor newer

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with family centered focus.
• Provide age-appropriate care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties in the unit.
• Deliver patient-centered care and ensure quality and safety.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety initiatives.
• Participate in staff education and may precept new employees.
• Perform evidence-based practice duties and collaborate with providers.
• Support providers and promote teamwork and excellent service for pediatric patients.
• Engage in informatics and technology duties; adapt to enterprise needs.
• May be temporarily assigned to different Akron Children's Hospital areas as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

BSN

OH RN license

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Full-time, 40 hours/week

Days Variable Schedule

Onsite

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

• 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.


• 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.


• Performs leadership and professional duties.


• Performs patient-centered care duties.


• Performs quality improvement and safety duties.


• Particates 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.


• Performs evidence-based practice duties.


• 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.


• Performs systems-based practice duties.


• Performs informatics and technology duties.


• Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout the Akron Children's Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.


• Other duties as required.

Other information

Technical Expertise

• 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.


• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required.


• Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills are required.


• Strong organizational skills are required.


• Ability to work well under pressure to prioritize and complete required tasks and responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.


• Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.


• Experience in healthcare is preferred.


• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.


• Experience working an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.


• 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.


• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.


• Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience is preferred.


• Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite