Staff Nurse: 6 Surgical

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for full-time night shift (7pm–7:30am), 36 hours per week, onsite at Akron, OH. The role provides nursing care based on nursing science with a family-centered focus.

Requirements include BSN or enrollment within 5 years, Ohio RN license, and BLS certification; one year of clinical experience preferred. You will lead, mentor staff, participate in quality improvement and use EPIC or similar EMR.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license required.
• BLS certification required; additional certifications may be required by unit.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered focus.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs of patients of all ages.
• Demonstrate leadership and perform professional duties.
• Provide patient-centered care and participate in quality improvement and safety duties.
• Mentor/precept new staff and support education for clinically related issues.
• Promote collaboration with providers and a team-based approach for quality care.
• Engage in informatics and technology duties including EMR (EPIC).
• May be assigned to different Akron Children's Hospital areas as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Mentoring

Healthcare experience

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Full Time Nights

7pm-7:30am
36 hours/week

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

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite