Staff Nurse - Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse for the Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit on the 3rd shift. This full-time role is 36 hours per week with a 2-year commitment and a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Nurses provide comprehensive care, lead patient-centered activities, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality pediatric care. The position requires a BSN (or progression toward), active Ohio RN license, and BLS certification, with potential unit

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current BLS certification required by American Heart Association.
• Active Ohio RN license (MSL) required; some telenursing areas may need out-of-state licensing.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and direct family-centered nursing care.
• Address physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs of patients.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties within the unit.
• Provide patient-centered care and participate in safety and quality efforts.
• Mentor staff, support education and precept new hires as needed.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and collaborate with providers.
• Support clinical staff to ensure efficient operations and service quality.
• Utilize informatics and technology in daily care.
• Potentially rotate to different Akron Children's Hospital units as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Education

BSN degree

BLS certification

RN license (Ohio)

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxed) Available

2 Year Work Commitment Required

Full-Time: 36 Hours Per Week

3rd Shift: 7pm - 7:30am

Monday - Friday w/Rotating Weekends/Holidays

Department: Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit

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. A valid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required. This must be a Multistate License (MSL). An MSL is required for departments that provide telenursing services or provide care to patients outside the state of Ohio.
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