Staff Nurse Sedation Services

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Part-Time Staff Nurse (0.6 FTE) to join Sedation Services. The role is onsite, primarily 7:00am–3:30pm, with 2–3 weekend/holiday calls per quarter and occasional travel to Boardman Sedation Services.

The nurse will provide family-centered nursing care, lead and mentor staff, and contribute to safety, education, and quality improvement efforts within the pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association is required.
• Licensed RN in Ohio is required.
• 1 year of relevant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care for physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Perform leadership and professional duties.
• Perform patient-centered care duties.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety activities.
• May precept and mentor new staff; contribute to staff education.
• Support provider staff and promote collaboration for quality care.
• Utilize informatics and technology in care delivery.
• Staff may be assigned to areas across Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Teamwork

Pressure management

Healthcare experience

Mentoring/Precepting

Education

BSN degree

BLS certification

Ohio RN license

1 year healthcare experience (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC EMR

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 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.
• 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