Staff Nurse

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care with a focus on family-centered pediatric services. The role requires a BSN or progress toward it within 5 years, active Ohio RN licensure, and BLS certification.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of experience and strong communication, leadership, and teamwork skills. Responsibilities include planning and directing care, supporting a collaborative team, and participating in quality improvement and informatics

Qualifications

• BSN required or obtained within 5 years from date of hire
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Licensed RN in Ohio required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred
• No supervisory experience required

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family-centered focus
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties
• Deliver patient-centered care
• Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives
• Educate and mentor staff; may precept new employees
• Engage in evidence-based practice activities
• Collaborate with provider staff to ensure efficient operation and high-quality pediatric care
• Engage in informatics and technology duties
• Be flexibly assigned within Akron Children's Hospital to meet patient needs
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Working under pressure

Education

BSN

RN license in Ohio

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

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

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite