Staff Nurse: NICU

Experienced Nurses w/2+ years RN experience
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus Available (taxable)

Bonus paid in full in first paycheck
Full-time (36 hours/week) and Part-time (24 hours/week)

7pm-7:30am
Onsite

Are you an experienced nurse passionate about making a difference in neonatal care? We are looking for compassionate, driven nurse professionals to join our Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). As part of these units, you'll have the unique opportunity to care for a diverse patient population of neonates and their families. Patients include newborns, infants, and premature babies with critical medical conditions, including respiratory distress, congenital anomalies, and infections. If you're ready to continue your nursing career in one of the most rewarding and specialized areas of healthcare, this is the place for you.

Why Choose Us?

• Specialized Care: Work in a Level 4 NICU, providing care for a wide range of neonates.
• Personalized Training: Participate in our orientation with hands-on experience, mentorship, and training tailored to help you excel.
• High-Impact Environment: You'll provide focused care to critically ill as well as convalescing neonates and their families in a fast-paced, high-acuity setting.

Summary:

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.

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite