Staff Nurse Resource Pool I

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Resource Pool I to deliver clinical nursing care across multiple units as needed. The role requires a BSN, active Ohio RN licensure, and BLS, with ACLS/NRP/PALS possible within one year of hire.

The position emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and collaboration with providers to ensure safe, high-quality care for pediatric patients across the enterprise. This is a full-time on-site role with 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Requires BSN and Ohio RN licensure with BLS; ACLS/NRP/PALS within 1 year of hire.
• Experience as RN in acute hospital setting preferred; healthcare experience valued.
• Proficiency with MS Office and EPIC or similar EMR system.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care across units as needed.
• Lead, mentor and precept staff; maintain high-quality patient care.
• Deliver patient-centered care and promote family-centered practice.
• Engage in quality improvement, safety, and informatics tasks.
• Collaborate with providers and teams to ensure efficient operation.
• Provide documentation and education for staff and patients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Work under pressure

Team collaboration

Healthcare experience

Education

BSN

BLS certification

ACLS

NRP

PALS

Ohio RN License

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC

Job description

Full Time Days
7am-7:30pm
36 hours/week

Summary

The Staff Nurse Resource Pool I provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge judgment and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences. The Staff Nurse Resource Pool I will be expected to provide clinical nursing care on multiple units/locations based on the needs of the units.

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

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. Additional certifications that must be obtained within one (1) year of hire include ACLS, NRP and PALS.
3. Active licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Ohio is required.
4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of One (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse preferred or at least one (1) year of direct patient-care experience in an acute hospital setting as a Nursing Tech, PCA, STNA, or equivalent required.
5. Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite