STAFF NURSE: SPECIAL CARE NURSERY

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Pediatric unit on a part-time night schedule (7pm-7:30am, 24 hours/week). The role focuses on family-centered care, leadership duties, and clinical mentoring within a collaborative team.

The ideal candidate will hold a BSN (or be to obtain within 5 years), have Ohio RN licensure, and a current BLS certification, with prior healthcare experience and EMR proficiency preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required.
• Current BSN or plan to obtain within 5 years from date of hire.
• Licensed RN in Ohio is required.
• Basic Life Support (AHA) certification required; other dept. certifications may be needed.
• Experience in healthcare and using MS Office or EMR systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with a family-centered approach.
• Provide patient care across pediatric populations, adapting to developmental needs.
• Demonstrate leadership and mentor clinical staff as appropriate.
• Support provider staff and promote collaboration for efficient operation and quality care.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or to be obtained within 5 years

Licensed RN in Ohio

BLS certification (American Heart Association)

Job description

Overview

At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.

Success Profile

• Compassionate
• Helpful
• Personable
• Positive
• Sincere
• Understanding

Job Description

Job Requisition Number 37258

Part Time Nights

7pm-7:30am

24 hours/week

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.

Other Information

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

Part Time

• FTE: 0.600000
• Status: Onsite

Benefits

• Nurse Residency Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Education Assistance
• Career Development
• Ascend Program
• Awards and Recognition

Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s

Here at Akron Children’s, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.

Employee Highlight

What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done. Karan Johnson

Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit

Our Promises

• To treat every child as we would our own.
• To treat others as they would like to be treated.
• To turn no child away.

Diversity is more than a word at Akron Children’s – it’s our way of life. We truly reflect the communities we serve.