Staff Nurse: Hematology Oncology

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide pediatric nursing care during full-time night shifts (7:00 PM–7:30 AM) with a 36-hour weekly schedule. The role emphasizes leadership, family-centered care, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualified candidates will hold a BSN (or be within five years of completion), Ohio RN licensure, and BLS certification. Experience with EPIC and MS Office is preferred to support care delivery and documentation.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have a BSN or be working toward it within five years.
• Current Ohio RN license and BLS certification are required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience is preferred.
• Proficient with electronic medical records and standard office software.
• Strong leadership and teamwork abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to clinical staff as needed.
• Deliver patient-centered care across pediatric settings and collaborate with providers.
• Participate in quality improvement, safety, and informatics tasks.
• Support operations and ensure legend customer service for patients and families.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Pressure management

Education

BSN or enrollment within 5 years

OH RN license

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Tools

EPIC EMR

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

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

• 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.
• 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.
• Performs leadership and professional duties.
• Performs patient-centered care duties.
• Performs quality improvement and safety duties.
• 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.
• Performs evidence-based practice duties.
• 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.
• Performs systems-based practice duties.
• Performs informatics and technology duties.
• Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout the Akron Children's Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• 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.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills are required.
• Strong organizational skills are required.
• Ability to work well under pressure to prioritize and complete required tasks and responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.
• Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
• Experience working an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• 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.
• A valid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None

Other Information

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite