Staff Nurse: Outpatient burn unit

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s is seeking a Part Time Staff Nurse to provide specialized nursing care with a family-centered approach. The role emphasizes leadership, coordination of care, and collaboration across departments to support pediatric patients and their families.

The ideal candidate will have a BSN, an active Ohio RN license and a current BLS certification, with 1 year of clinical experience preferred. Proficiency with EPIC EMR and MS Office is desired to support documentation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or to be obtained within five years of hire.
• Active Ohio RN license required at time of hire.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association required.
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs of patients across ages.
• Demonstrate leadership and perform professional duties.
• Deliver patient-centered care and participate in quality improvement and safety tasks.
• Educate staff, precept new employees and mentor clinical teams.
• Engage in informatics and technology duties and use EPIC for documentation.
• Support provider staff and promote collaboration to ensure high-quality pediatric care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Pressure handling

Clinical knowledge

EMR familiarity

Education

BSN degree

RN license (Ohio)

BLS Certification (AHA)

1 year experience preferred

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

Staff Nurse provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences.

Part Time Days

24 hours/week (7:30 am – 4:00 pm)

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 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 and education for staff members for clinically related issues, and may be responsible for precepting new employees and acting as a mentor to the clinical staff.
• Performs evidence‑based practice duties.
• Supports 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 (e.g., EPIC) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within five years from the 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 is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite