Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio seeks a Staff Nurse to provide nursing care requiring specialized knowledge and judgment drawn from biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences, with a focus on family-centered care.

This full-time day position covers 36 hours per week (7am–7:30pm). Key responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, staff mentoring, quality improvement, and collaboration with providers to deliver legendary pediatric customer service.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current BLS certification required by American Heart Association.
• Licensed as Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family centered care for individuals or groups of patients within the assigned scope of practice.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients across age and development.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties.
• Deliver patient centered care.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety initiatives.
• Educate staff and mentor new employees in clinically related issues.
• Apply evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with providers to ensure efficient operation and quality pediatric care.
• Perform systems-based practice and informatics duties.
• Staff may be assigned to areas across Akron Children's Hospital based on patient needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Team collaboration

Pressure management

Healthcare experience

EPIC experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Full-Time Days 7am-7:30pm 36 hours/week

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.
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