Staff Nurse: 7 Medical

Akron Children's; Akron, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Staff Nurse (RN) position, PRN with day shift (7am-7:30pm), provides essential pediatric nursing care in a family-centered model. The role supports cross-unit assignments across the Akron Children's Hospital enterprise as patient needs require, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care.

Required are a BSN or progress toward it within 5 years, Ohio RN license, BLS certification, and 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support certification required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in Ohio required.
• Minimum of 1 year relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family centered focus.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care duties.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety tasks.
• Assist in staff education and mentoring where needed.
• Practice evidence-based duties.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for quality pediatric care.
• Engage in systems-based practice and informatics duties.
• Staff may be assigned across Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Under pressure

Healthcare experience

MS Office

EPIC

Education

BSN degree

BLS certification

RN license Ohio

1 year experience (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC EMR

Job description

PRN

Day shift

7am-7:30pm

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

On Call

FTE: 0.001000

Status: Onsite