Summer 2025: Nursing Tech I: NICU Akron
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.
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Job Description
Job Requisition Number 25177Are you a nursing student looking for hands-on experience in a pediatric patient care environment?
Akron Children’s invites you to join our 2025 Summer Nurse Technician Program, a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced registered nurses and gain invaluable skills while caring for pediatric patients.
Program Overview: Our Nurse Technician Program is designed to provide nursing students with practical experience under the guidance of registered nurses. This program fosters immersion in Akron Children’s culture and aims to inspire participants to pursue RN positions upon graduation.
Unit Overview: Akron Children’s NICU is one of the most advanced in Northeast Ohio. As a level IV regional NICU our team provides care to the most critical neonatal cases, accepting transfers from all over Northeast Ohio. In addition to our main campus, we bring our neonatal expertise to the following locations, Summa, St. Elizabeth’s, and Aultman.
Summer Orientation Details
- Start Dates: May and June 2025
- Commitment:
- Complete general nursing orientation and role-specific training/classes, which may require full-time, day-shift hours.
- Work part-time to full-time hours alongside your preceptor, with a minimum commitment of 24 hours/week during the program.
- Work PRN during school semesters and breaks with flexible scheduling options.
- Be immersed in the patient population and diagnoses specific to your practice setting while learning nurse technician roles and responsibilities.
Position Responsibilities: As a Student Nurse Technician, you will:
- Complete vital signs.
- Support activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Serve as a patient care companion, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
- Perform technical skills such as obtaining blood sugars, removing peripheral IVs and indwelling catheters, performing 12-lead EKGs, and more.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate or associate registered nursing degree program.
- Must have completed at least one clinical rotation.
- Applications must be submitted by February 1, 2025, for consideration.
Join us this summer and take the next step in your nursing journey by gaining hands-on experience in pediatric care at Akron Children’s. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and helping you grow as a future registered nurse.
Position Summary:
The Nurse Technician I assists in patient/family education and in the delivery of individual care for a group of patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists in delivering individual care for a group of patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
2. Assists in patient/family education capabilities and under the direction of a licensed nurse.
3. Contributes to the assessment of individual patient care.
4. Contributes to the delivery of patient care.
5. Participates in the educational efforts of the department and the nursing unit.
6. 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.
7. Other duties as required.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
- N/A
Education and Experience
- Education: Must currently be enrolled in a baccalaureate accredited registered nursing program as a junior or senior or enrolled in the second year of an accredited associate degree in nursing program.
- Certification: Current Health Care Provider BLS training from the American Heart Association is required.
- Years of relevant experience: None required; some healthcare experience is preferred.
- Years of experience supervising: None
On Call
FTE: 0.001000
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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Summer 2025: Nursing Tech I: NICU Summa Akron, Ohio
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