Staff Nurse - KAY JEWELERS PAVILION

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide nursing care derived from the principles of biology, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences, in a family-centered framework across pediatric patients.

The role is full-time (36 hours/week), with days variable and an onsite schedule. The nurse will lead, educate, and collaborate with the care team to ensure safe, high-quality patient care and customer service for families.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license and BLS certification required.
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs across ages.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care and participate in quality/safety duties.
• Educate and mentor staff; may precept new employees.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and informatics tasks.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for high-quality pediatrics.
• Roles may shift within Akron Children's enterprise as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Working under pressure

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office experience

EPIC / EMR knowledge

Education

BSN

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

1+ year nursing experience (preferred)

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Full-time, 36 hours/week

Days Variable Schedule

Onsite

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.

Other Information

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.
• Licensed 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

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite