Staff Nurse Endocrinology

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Endocrinology unit. This part-time, onsite role is 24 hours per week with daytime scheduling options.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with a family-centered approach, lead and educate staff, support providers and participate in quality improvement to ensure safe, high-quality pediatric care.

Qualifications

• BSN or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Active BLS certification required.
• Valid, active RN license in Ohio (MSL where required).
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Demonstrate care for patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Provide leadership and professional duties.
• Deliver patient-centered care and participate in safety/quality activities.
• Contribute to education for staff and mentor new employees.
• Support providers and promote team-based care for quality pediatric service.
• Engage in informatics and technology duties.
• Collaborate to ensure efficient operation and excellent customer service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Teamwork

Pressure management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Ohio RN license (MSL)

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Part Time (24 hours per week)

M-F Days (Variable Hours)

Onsite for Endocrinology

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 within 90 days of hire date for departments that provide telenursing services or care to patients outside Ohio.
• 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