Career Launch - ASCEND Track - Finish your bachelor's degree on us!
LOCATION: Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing, career launch
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
What is ASCEND?
Assuring Success with a Commitment to Enhance Nurse Diversity (ASCEND) is our initiative to promote a more diverse nursing workforce at Akron Children's. By providing financial support, mentorship, professional development, and job placement assistance, Children's hopes to remove barriers to joining the nursing profession. The program focuses on supporting members of traditionally underrepresented groups in nursing (e.g., males, veterans, minorities, LGBTQ+).
How does it work?
The ASCEND track is available for juniors and seniors earning bachelor's degrees in nursing. While in the program, you can pursue the traditional route of working for Children's while taking classes or take the fast track to graduation as a full-time student through our Plus program. Upon graduation and licensure, we'll help you move into a new position as a registered nurse. Graduates will fulfill a work commitment to Akron Children's Hospital.
Program Benefits
We find ways to help program participants overcome common challenges by offering 100% prepaid tuition, paid fees for uniforms, books, supplies, and equipment, as well as the following benefits as needed:
- Transportation assistance
- Childcare reimbursement
- Opportunities for mentorship
- Loaner Laptop
How do I qualify?
The successful candidate for this program will possess traits that align with our three 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
Students must complete their sophomore year of nursing school in good standing before applying to the program. Participants should also be enthusiastic about serving our pediatric population and want to bring their leadership and diverse perspectives to the nursing profession.
Ready to launch your career? Apply today. You'll receive more program information via email with a request to schedule your intake with the Career Launch team.
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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Awards and
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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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