Staff Nurse: Hem/Oc

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for full-time night shifts to provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with family-centered focus, coordinating with physicians and care teams to ensure safety and quality.

BSN or progress to within 5 years, Ohio RN license and BLS required; strong communication, leadership and IT skills (EPIC/MS Office) are essential.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required by AHA.
• Valid Ohio RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs across age groups.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties as part of the nursing team.
• Deliver patient-centered care and coordinate with care teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Experience with healthcare teams

Microsoft Office

Pressure management

Education

BSN

RN license in Ohio

BLS certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC

Job description

Full Time Nights

7pm-7:30am
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 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.

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.
• 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