Staff Nurse: Special Care Nursey

Akron Children's; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Staff Nurse for PRN nights (7pm–7:30am) to deliver family-centered nursing care. You will plan, implement, and evaluate care, lead patient-centered activities, and participate in safety and quality initiatives within the pediatric setting.

Required BSN or eligibility to obtain within 5 years, Ohio RN license, and BLS certification. EPIC EMR experience and strong communication skills are preferred to support a collaborative care team.

Qualifications

• BSN required or to be completed within 5 years of hire.
• OH RN license required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and directs nursing care with family centered approach.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Demonstrates leadership and professional duties.
• Deliver patient-centered care and ensure safety.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety duties.
• Mentor and precept new staff as needed.
• Supports providers and promotes collaboration for quality pediatric care.
• May be assigned to various Akron Children's Hospital units as needed.
• Perform informatics and technology duties.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Patient care

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

EMR (EPIC)

Education

BSN or enrolled within 5 yrs

RN license OH

BLS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Outlook/Excel/Word

Job description

PRN Nights - 7pm-7:30am

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.

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

On Call

FTE: 0.100000

Status: Onsite