Staff Nurse: Hematology/Oncolgy

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse for the Outpatient Hematology/Oncology unit. This part-time role (24 hours/week) runs 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with onsite responsibilities in Akron. The position emphasizes family-centered pediatric nursing, leadership, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements include a BSN, active Ohio RN license, BLS, and at least 1 year of experience preferred. May require mentoring, precepting, and IT-system usage such as EPIC.

Qualifications

• BSN required or within 5 years from date of hire
• Current BLS certification required
• Active Ohio RN license (MSL if applicable) within 90 days of hire for certain units
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred
• Multistate license may be required for telehealth services

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with family-centered focus
• Provide care for pediatric patients across developmental stages
• Demonstrate leadership and mentor clinical staff
• Perform patient-centered, safe, and evidence-based care
• Engage in quality improvement and safety activities
• Support providers and promote interprofessional collaboration
• Utilize informatics and technology in patient care
• Possibly rotate to areas within Akron Children’s Hospital as needed
• Maintain strong communication with families and team members
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BSN degree

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

MS Office

Job description

Outpatient Hematology/Oncology

Part Time Days

24 hours/week

8am-4:30pm

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