Staff Nurse: Outpatient burn unit

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 43,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for part-time daytime hours (24 hours per week) located onsite in Akron, OH. The role requires a BSN or progression toward degree, an active Ohio RN license, and BLS certification.

You will provide family-centered nursing care, lead clinical activities, and participate in quality and safety initiatives. The position emphasizes collaboration with the care team, mentoring staff, and utilizing electronic medical records to support pediatric

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current Ohio RN license and BLS certification required.
• At least 1 year of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered approach.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs of patients.
• Demonstrate leadership, mentor staff and participate in education.
• Engage in patient-centered care and quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with providers and staff to ensure teamwork and high-quality care.
• Utilize informatics and technology in daily practice; may work across Akron Children’s Hospital
• Support operations and contribute to exceptional pediatric patient service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

BSN

RN license (OH)

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Part Time Days 24 hours/week
Shift 7:30am‑4pm

Summary

The Staff Nurse provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from 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.
• 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.

Part Time

FTE: 0.6

Status: Onsite