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: • 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. • A valid, active license to practice 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 Full Time FTE: 0.900000 Status: Onsite