Staff Nurse: 7 Surgical

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care for pediatric patients. The role requires a BSN and an Ohio RN license, with a current BLS certification.

The position features daytime hours from 7:00 am to 7:30 pm, 36 hours weekly, and involves family-centered care, leadership duties, and participation in quality and safety initiatives within an Epic-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• BSN is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Ohio required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care.
• Provide family-centered care for individuals or groups.
• Demonstrate knowledge to meet physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Lead and mentor clinical staff as needed.
• Deliver patient-centered care and participate in safety initiatives.
• Pursue quality improvement and safety activities.
• Support provider staff and promote collaboration for quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Healthcare experience

Microsoft Office

Education

BSN

RN licensure Ohio

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EHR

MS 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.

Full Time Days

7am-7:30pm
36 hours/week

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.

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

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000
Status: Onsite