Staff Nurse: outpatient surgery clinic

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for full-time day shifts to deliver family-centered pediatric care. The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and evidence-based practice within a team.

Requires a BSN (or progression to within 5 years), current Ohio RN license, and BLS certification. Wound care/ostomy experience is preferred; EPIC EMR experience is a plus. Onsite, day shift with 40 hours/week.

Qualifications

• BSN required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Active Ohio RN license (MSL) is required; multi-state license acceptable.
• Minimum 1 year of experience preferred; wound care/ostomy experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and direct nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Lead and mentor staff; participate in education and precepting.
• Deliver patient-centered, evidence-based care and ensure safety.
• Support care teams and promote collaboration and service excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Electronic medical record familiarity

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse license in Ohio (MSL)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Full Time Days

40 hours/week

8:30am-4pm

Prefer 1 year of wound care and ostomy experience

Ostomy certification preferred

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

• 1. 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. Performs leadership and professional duties.
• 4. Performs patient-centered care duties.
• 5. Performs quality improvement and safety duties.
• 6. 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.
• 7. Performs evidence-based practice duties.
• 8. 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.
• 9. Performs systems-based practice duties.
• 10. Performs informatics and technology duties.
• 11. Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout the Akron Children's Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.
• 12. Other duties as required.

Other information

Technical Expertise

• 1. 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.
• 2. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required.
• 3. Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills are required.
• 4. Strong organizational skills are required.
• 5. Ability to work well under pressure to prioritize and complete required tasks and responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.
• 6. Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
• 7. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• 8. Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
• 9. Experience working an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• 1. Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• 2. 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.
• 3. A valid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required. This must be a Multistate License (MSL). An MSL is required within 90 days of hire date for departments that provide telenursing services or care to patients outside Ohio.
• 4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience is preferred.
• 5. Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite