Childrens After Hours Nurse

Akron Children's Hospital•Akron, OH

7d•Remote

About The Position

The Children's After Hours Nurse assesses pediatric patients and recommends an appropriate level of care using approved medical protocols, information provided by callers, and nursing licensure scope. The nurse communicates professionally with providers and others to support individualized care, provides general pediatric health information, shares information about the hospital and its services, and documents calls in an established computer database. This role provides family-centered nursing care and contributes to leadership, quality improvement, safety, evidence-based practice, systems-based practice, and informatics activities. The nurse works collaboratively with the care team to support efficient operations, high-quality care, and customer service. Staff may be temporarily assigned elsewhere within the Akron Children’s Hospital enterprise when patient needs require similar knowledge and skills.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or obtain the degree within five years from the date of hire.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; additional certifications may be required based on the assigned department or unit.
Valid, active Ohio Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Multistate License (MSL) required within 90 days of hire for departments providing telenursing services or care to patients outside Ohio.
At least three years of applicable pediatric experience.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to make sound judgments independently.
Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and complete tasks accurately and on time.
Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software and ability to type 30 words per minute.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with electronic medical record software, such as EPIC, or similar EMR software.
Experience in pediatric critical care.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and direct family-centered nursing care for individuals or groups within the assigned scope of practice.
Provide for patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs, regardless of age or developmental status.
Perform leadership and professional duties.
Perform patient-centered care duties, including scheduling appointments as appropriate.
Perform quality improvement and safety duties.
Perform evidence-based practice duties.
Collaborate with team members to support efficient operations, quality care, and customer service for pediatric patients.
Perform systems-based practice duties.
Perform informatics and technology duties.
Document completed calls in the established computer database.
Share general pediatric health information and information about the hospital and its services.
Accept temporary assignment to another area within the Akron Children’s Hospital enterprise when patient needs require similar knowledge and skills.
Perform other duties as required.