Staff Nurse - 6 Surgical Subspecialty

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for part-time night coverage. The role focuses on family-centered pediatric nursing within the hospital’s patient-care teams.

You will engage in leadership activities, care coordination, and safety initiatives while supporting the EPIC system and daily operations. The ideal candidate holds a BSN, Ohio RN license, and BLS certification, with 1 year of experience preferred.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current license as RN in Ohio.
• BLS certification required; additional certifications may be department-dependent.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plans, implements, evaluates and directs nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care across physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care duties.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety activities.
• May precept new staff and mentor clinical team.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for quality pediatric care.
• Utilize informatics and technology in daily practice.
• Be flexible: assignment may move within Akron Children's Hospital enterprise.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

EPIC proficiency

Education

BSN

RN license in Ohio

BLS certification

Job description

6 Surgical Subspecialty

Part Time Nights

24 Hours/week

Every other weekend and holiday

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.
• 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.
• 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

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite