Staff Nurse: OR

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 59,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide pediatric nursing care in a 36-hour-per-week schedule. The role emphasizes family-centered care, leadership support, and collaboration with the care team in an on-site setting.

The successful candidate will hold a BSN (or obtain within 5 years), maintain an Ohio RN license, and have BLS certification. Experience in healthcare and EPIC EMR usage is preferred to support quality and safety in patient care.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license is required.
• BLS certification required; additional certifications may be required by department.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered focus.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Perform leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care duties.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety duties.
• Support staff education and mentoring as needed.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and clinical excellence.
• Collaborate with providers to ensure efficient operation and quality pediatric care.
• Staff may be temporarily assigned to areas across Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Teamwork

Healthcare experience

MS Office

EPIC EMR

Education

BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

36 hours/week

7am-7:30pm, every other weekend, on call commitment

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 Days

36 hours/week

7am-7:30pm, every other weekend, on call commitment

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.
• 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