Staff Nurse Inpatient Pediatric Unit

Akron Children's Hospital; Boardman Township (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Boardman Inpatient Pediatric Unit. This full-time role (36 hours per week) runs 7:00pm to 7:30am and is onsite, focused on family-centered care for pediatric patients.

Responsibilities include assessing and directing nursing care, collaborating with the team, and supporting quality improvement and safe patient care. A BSN and Ohio RN license with BLS are required; 1 year of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• BSN is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license required.
• BLS certification required; additional certifications may be required by department.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care focusing on family-centered care.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs across pediatric patients.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties within the unit.
• Perform patient-centered care duties and participate in quality/safety initiatives.
• Support education for staff; may mentor/ precept new employees.
• Collaborate with providers and teams to promote efficient operation and quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BSN

Ohio RN license

BLS Certification

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Full Time (36 hours per week)

7:00pm to 7:30am

Onsite for Boardman Inpatient Pediatric Unit

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.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

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite