Staff Nurse Urgent Care

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital seeks a Staff Nurse to provide patient-centered nursing care grounded in biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences. The role emphasizes family-centered care within the patient’s scope of practice and requires leadership in clinical settings.

Responsibilities include assessment-planning-implementation-evaluation, coordination with providers, and participation in quality improvement and education for staff.

Qualifications

• Education: BSN required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Current RN license in Ohio is required.
• BLS certification required; other dept certifications may be required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and direct nursing care with family-centered focus.
• Provide care addressing physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs.
• Perform leadership and professional duties.
• Deliver patient-centered care.
• Engage in quality improvement and safety activities.
• Educate and mentor clinical staff as needed.
• Apply evidence-based practice in daily work.
• Support providers and promote collaboration for high-quality care.
• Engage in systems-based practice and informatics tasks.
• Temporary assignments across Akron Children's Hospital as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Organization

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

BSN

RN license (OH)

BLS certification

1 year experience preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC EMR

Job description

24 hrs / Weekly

PT Days (9a-9p)

On-Site

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.

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