Staff Nurse - PICU

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse for a full-time day shift in Akron, OH. You will provide bedside nursing care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and support family-centered care for pediatric patients.

The role requires a BSN (or completion within five years), Ohio RN license, and BLS certification. Experience of at least one year is preferred. Schedule is 36 hours per week with days and weekend/holiday rotation; on-site work.

Qualifications

• BSN degree (or in progress with completion within 5 years).
• Current Ohio RN license and valid BLS certification.
• Minimum 1 year bedside nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care across physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and professional duties within the unit.
• Perform patient-centered and quality/safety activities.
• Support staff development, precepting and mentorship as needed.
• Collaborate with providers to ensure coordinated care and service.
• Engage in informatics and use of electronic medical records.
• Contribute to system-based practice improvements and teamwork.
• Maintain excellent communication with patients, families and team.
• Carry out duties as required by department and hospital needs.
• Be flexible with unit assignments per patient needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Healthcare experience

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

EMR systems (EPIC)

Education

BSN degree

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Up to $10,000 Sign on Bonus (taxable) available for RNs with two years of bedside experience.
Full-time, 36 Hours/week
Days, 7AM - 7:30PM | Weekend/holiday rotation
Onsite Akron, OH

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. Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.
• 4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience is preferred.
• 5. Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite