Staff Nurse: outpatient surgery

Akron Children’s Hospital; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a PRN Staff Nurse for the day shift. This role requires nursing knowledge and judgment drawn from the biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to provide family-centered care.

The nurse will assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and direct care, collaborating with the care team to meet physical, educational and safety needs of pediatric patients, under supervision as needed. On-site, PRN assignment with focus on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Licensed RN in Ohio.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and direct nursing care with a family-centered focus.
• Provide care across physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety activities.
• Educate staff and mentor new employees as needed.
• Promote collaboration with providers for quality care and service.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

EPIC familiarity

Education

BSN

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC

Job description

PRN Day shift

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.

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

On Call

FTE: 0.000100

Status: Onsite