Details
Posted: 29-Aug-23
Location: Akron, Ohio
Salary: Open
Categories:
General Nursing
About Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital has been caring for children since 1890, and our pediatric specialties are ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report. With two hospital campuses, regional health centers and more than 50 primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we're making it easier for today's busy families to find the high-quality care they need. In 2020, our health care system provided more than 1.1 million patient encounters. We also operate neonatal and pediatric units in the hospitals of our regional health care partners. Every year, our Children's Home Care Group nurses provide thousands of in-home visits, and our School Health nurses manage clinic visits for students from preschool through high school. With our Quick Care Online virtual visits and Akron Children's Anywhere app, we're here for families whenever and wherever they need us. Learn more at akronchildrens.org.
OUR PROMISES
- To treat every child as we would our own
- To treat others as they would like to be treated
- To turn no child away for any reason
We are seeking people who are committed to fostering a diverse environment in which patients, family and staff from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed, included and can thrive.
Full-Time
Days
Summary:
Works with service line leadership and functions in liaison and supervisory roles for service line nursing professional development practitioners/specialists. Administrative and reporting responsibilities as per service line. Interacts with the service line workforce at large on issues related to safety, quality, financial stewardship, professional development, and other considerations as identified by the leadership team. Assigned responsibility for and is designated expert for professional practice in the service line.
Responsibilities:
1. Provides clinical leadership and mentoring in matters relating to clinical practice and the professional development of staff for the service line and for serving as the liaison between nursing professional development practitioners/specialist and service line nursing and medical directors.
2. Responsible for oversight of service line nursing professional development practitioner/specialist onboarding and orientation and annual performance reviews.
3. Works directly with service line nursing and medical directors to implement standardization and monitor quality metrics across the service line.
4. Responsible for providing guidance, clinical expertise, and mentoring within the specialty while optimizing available resources to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
5. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the specialty service line.
6. Participates in performance improvement initiatives within the service line.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
- Excellent coordination and multi-tasking skills required.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams] or similar software is required.
Education and Experience
- Education: Master's Degree in Nursing from a nationally accredited nursing program is required.
- Licensure and Certification: Licensed to practice professional nursing in the State of Ohio is required current Health Care Provider BLS training from the American Heart Association is required. Specialty certification is required.
- Years of relevant experience: 5-8 years working as a nurse is required.
- Years of experience supervising: 3 years is preferred.
- Experience in pediatric, neonatal, and/or perinatal healthcare is required.
- Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
- Experience in nursing education or professional development is required with 3 or more years preferred.
Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Akron Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.
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