Registered Nurse II, Infectious Disease Outpatient

Cincinnati Children's

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic provides specialized care for pediatric patients with complex infectious diseases and immunologic concerns across a diverse patient population. This role combines direct patient care with comprehensive care coordination and offers the opportunity to develop strong relationships with patients and families navigating complex medical conditions. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced ambulatory setting, values multidisciplinary collaboration, and is passionate about delivering family-centered care to medically complex patients. The main location is the Base Campus with a secondary location at Liberty one day a week for half a day. The schedule is consistent with Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, working four days a week with a flexible off day depending on team needs.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio
Minimum of two years of nursing experience required
Strong clinical assessment and care coordination skills
Excellent communication and organizational abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex outpatient environment
Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution requires 2+ years of experience.
If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date/RN job date and complete program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.
2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMeritTM per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric nursing experience
Outpatient, infectious disease, infusion, transplant, or care coordination experience
Experience working with medically complex or immunocompromised patients
Familiarity with central line care and long-term antibiotic management
BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN are preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate care for patients with complex infectious disease conditions, including Tuberculosis (TB), immunocompromised patients, transplant patients who are not immunized, patients requiring long-term or high-risk antibiotic therapy, patients with PICC lines, and infants born to mothers with positive HIV screening.
Serve as a primary point of contact for patients and families.
Facilitate communication and collaboration among providers, pharmacists, home care services, and multidisciplinary teams.
Support treatment adherence, patient education, follow-up appointments, and ongoing care management.
Monitor laboratory results, diagnostic testing, and treatment plans.
Provide direct nursing care within the outpatient clinic setting.
Perform patient assessments, administer treatments, and evaluate patient responses.
Assist with medication management, patient teaching, and procedural support.
Promote safe, evidence-based, family-centered care.
Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
Support leadership in Compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital.
Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures.
Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices.
Be mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
Follows standards and guidelines; implements clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others; recognizes the need for further learning to improve patient care; recognizes routine or obvious changing patient situation (e.g., deterioration, crisis); in unusual care situations, seeks help when needed to identify patient problem.
Uses self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process.
Demonstrates openness to coaching and mentoring from others.
Facilitates learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences.
Works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.
Uses systems thinking - Sees the pieces or components; sees patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; sees self as key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience through care coordination.
Consistently integrates age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
Collaborates with team using shared decision making - Is receptive to the contributions of the interdisciplinary team in team meetings and discussion regarding patient issues.
Participates in shared governance at the point-of-care as a member of unit-based councils or by demonstrating awareness and contributing to shared decision making (reading minutes, giving feedback and implementing council decisions).
Collects clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols.
Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; uses available resources as needed.
Documents plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes.
Focuses on the usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipates future needs; bases care on standards and protocols; maintains a safe physical environment; acknowledges death as a potential outcome.
Consistently integrates age specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
Using self-management support, develops care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families.
Facilitates patient and family learning by providing structured education based on the plan of care goals, and the needs of the patient and family; uses teach back to evaluate effectiveness.
Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to inclusion - Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical setting; makes ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represents patient when patient cannot represent self; aware of patients' rights.
Assesses cultural inclusion.
Recognizes the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience and incorporates culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.