What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Nurse: Aultman NICU position at Akron Children's?
Full Time Nights
7pm-7:30am
36 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
Technical Expertise
FTE: 0.900000
Status: Onsite
7pm-7:30am
36 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.
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: 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
FTE: 0.900000
Status: Onsite