Staff Nurse: Peri Anesthesia

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a PRN Staff Nurse to provide expert nursing care with a family-centered approach. The role involves planning, directing and evaluating care across age groups, with leadership duties and potential precepting responsibilities.

Requirements include a BSN (or within 5 years of hire), Ohio RN license, and BLS certification. Prior nursing experience is preferred and on-call, onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• Current BLS certification required; other dept certifications may apply.
• Licensed RN in Ohio is required to practice.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience preferred.
• On-call status and onsite work requirements apply.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered approach.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs.
• Display leadership and perform professional duties as assigned.
• Deliver patient-centered care and participate in quality/safety initiatives.
• Assist in staff education and may precept new employees.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and collaborate with the care team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Work under pressure

Team collaboration

Healthcare experience

Education

BSN

BLS certification

RN license in OH

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC EMR

Job description

PRN variable shifts

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.

Additional Information

On Call.

FTE: 0.001000.

Status: Onsite.