Staff Nurse: 7 Medical

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital seeks a Staff Nurse for 24 hours per week, night shift 7:00 PM–7:30 AM, on site in Akron, OH. The role requires a BSN (or progress toward) and active Ohio RN licensure with BLS certification.

You will provide comprehensive nursing care, lead patient-centered activities and participate in quality and safety initiatives within a collaborative team. Experience in healthcare and proficiency with EMR systems (EPIC) and MS Office preferred.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Licensed RN in Ohio required.
• Typically 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• No supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with a family-centered approach.
• Provide care across physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs.
• Lead and perform professional duties within the unit.
• Deliver patient-centered care and ensure safety.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives.
• Assist with staff education and precept new employees.
• Engage in evidence-based practice activities.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for quality care.
• Use informatics and technology effectively in daily tasks.
• Be adaptable to temporary area assignments across Akron Children's Hospital.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Under pressure

Team collaboration

Healthcare experience

MS Office

EMR systems

Education

BSN

BLS certification

Ohio RN license

Tools

EPIC

MS Office

Job description

7 Medical

Part Time 24 Hours/week

Nights 7p-730a

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:

• 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

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite