Staff Nurse Sedation Services

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital seeks a part-time Staff Nurse (0.6 FTE) to deliver family-centered pediatric nursing care in a fast-paced setting.

The position requires a BSN, Ohio RN license, and current BLS certification, with at least 1 year of experience preferred. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Onsite Sedation Services, Mon-Fri 7:00am–3:30pm, with weekend/holiday call 2–3x per quarter and occasional travel to Boardman Sedation Services.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Licensed as an RN in Ohio is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience preferred.
• BSN/education may be required per department

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and directs nursing care with a family centered approach.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients within scope.
• Demonstrates leadership and professional duties.
• Performs patient-centered care duties.
• Engages in quality improvement and safety tasks.
• Precepts and mentors clinical staff as needed.
• Performs evidence-based practice duties.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for efficient operation and quality care.
• Engage in systems-based practice and informatics duties.
• Staff may be reassigned within Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Teamwork

Pressure management

Care coordination

Healthcare experience

Education

BSN or enrollment within 5 years

Ohio RN license

BLS certification

1 year experience preferred

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Part Time (24 hours per week)

M-F Days, Primarily 7:00am to 3:30pm

Onsite for Sedation Services

Weekend/holiday day shift call required 2-3x per quarter. Also, occasional travel to Boardman Sedation Services.

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\u00a0Children'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

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite