Nurse Program Coordinator: Headache clinic and Neurology infusion center
LOCATION: Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing
Overview
At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.
Success Profile
What makes a successful nurse at Akron Children's? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Compassionate
- Helpful
- Personable
- Positive
- Sincere
- Understanding
Job Description
Job Requisition Number 36657Full Time Days, variable shifts
40 hours/week
prefer experience with IV's and medports
at least one (1) year of leadership experience preferred
Summary:
The Nurse Program Coordinator is responsible for assessment, coordination of care, discharge planning, nursing care delivery, evaluation, and documentation of care for pediatric patients and their families.
Responsibilities:
1. Assesses patient/families physical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial and learning needs; communicates pertinent information to the team and other health care providers; assess and recognize changes in patient condition and family dynamics.
2. Provides care coordination and care planning for target population
3. Provides nursing care to target population of patients and documents evaluation and care delivery in patient plan of care.
4. Determines the education needs of nursing personnel, multi-disciplinary team members and others; implements patient and family education in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
5. Provides leadership to the nursing team and acts as a change agent to improve patient care.
6. Serves as a resource to other nurses and healthcare providers with expertise in assigned practice area.
7. Other duties as required.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
1. Experience in pediatrics is required
2. Experience in communication, teaching skills, and problem-solving skills is required
3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred
4. Experience in healthcare is required
5. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is preferred. Epic software is preferred.
Education and Experience
1. Education: Bachelor's degree is required
2. Certification: RN Licensure is required
3. Years of relevant experience: 3 – 5 years is required
4. Years of experience supervising: None.
Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite
Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s
Here at Akron Children's, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.
Benefits
Benefits for Akron Children’s team members go far beyond their compensation. Our comprehensive benefits program offers coverage, connections and resources that enable you to live your best life while growing your career.
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Employee Highlight
What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done.Karan Johnson
Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit
Our Promises
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To treat every child as we would our own.
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To treat others as they would like to be treated.
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To turn no child away.
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