LPN Specialty Office - New Rates of Pay and $2,000 Sign on bonus available
LOCATION: Medina, 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 25395Full-time 40 hours/week
7:30am to 4:30pm
Onsite
Summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse assists in assessing, planning, and delivering nursing care for a group of patients under the delegation of a Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities:
1. Provides to individuals and groups nursing care requiring the application of basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences at the direction of a licensed provider or registered nurse.
2. Assists in patient/family education as well as teaching staff members under the direction of a registered nurse
3. Performs assessment duties.
4. Performs planning duties.
5. Performs nursing care delivery duties.
6. Participates in educational efforts within the department.
7. Performs other assigned tasks to promote efficient practice operation and contribute to quality patient care.
8. 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.
9. Other duties as required.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
1. Must be able to work as part of a team and interact with people in a friendly, supportive manner at all times.
2. Previous physician office experience is preferred.
3. Ability to perform phlebotomy is preferred.
4. Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
5. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
6. Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
7. Experience with an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) is preferred.
Education and Experience
1. Education: Graduate from an accredited school of practical nursing is required.
2. Certification: Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Ohio is required.
3. Must have or be able to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
4. Must also have completed one of the following certifications: Ohio Medication Card, Ohio Organization of Practical Nurse Educators (OOPNES) Card, National Association for Practical Nurse Education Services (NAPNES) Card. • If assigned to general care units, Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification is required. • If assigned to critical care units, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is required. • If assigned to the Emergency Department, Surgical Services, Sedation Services, Transitional Care/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and Transport, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, and NRP is required within 1 year from date of hire.
5. Years of relevant experience: Minimum one (1) year of relevant experience is preferred.
6. Years of supervisory experience: 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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