Registered Nurse Centerville Outpatient

Cincinnati Children's•Centerville, IA

40d•Onsite

About The Position

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse II to join our growing ambulatory outreach team at our Centerville location. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pediatric nurse who enjoys providing exceptional patient care while also serving as a clinical leader, resource, and support for the ambulatory team. This patient-facing role plays an important part in ensuring children and families receive compassionate, coordinated, and high-quality care close to home. The Centerville RN will help support daily clinic operations while partnering with nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Access is a key organizational priority, and clinic schedules may evolve to support the needs of our patients and families. Clinic schedules may vary by division, with some clinics beginning earlier or ending later based on patient care needs. Flexibility in daily clinic hours will be important as we continue to expand and optimize ambulatory services.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Current RN II or RN III.
Current Ohio Registered Nurse license; multistate licensure will be required for Kentucky practice, as applicable.
Experience providing pediatric nursing care.
Demonstrated clinical leadership or charge nurse experience.
Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
Ability to adapt to changing clinic volumes, staffing needs, and patient care priorities.
Ability to provide flexible scheduling support as clinic hours evolve to meet patient access needs.
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.
Active Ohio RN License.
May be required to obtain other state licensure.
2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

Previous ambulatory pediatric nursing experience.
Previous nursing or clinical leadership experience.
Experience working across multiple pediatric specialties or ambulatory settings.
Experience supporting clinic operations, patient flow, or staff development.
Experience serving as a clinical resource or charge nurse.
BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, patient-centered pediatric nursing care.
Assess patient needs and provide appropriate nursing interventions within scope of practice.
Promote safe, efficient, and timely patient care throughout the clinic day.
Build meaningful relationships with children and families while providing compassionate care close to home.
Serve as a clinical leader and resource for the ambulatory nursing team.
Support staff with clinical questions, patient care concerns, and escalation of issues.
Promote consistent nursing practice and adherence to Cincinnati Children’s standards, policies, and procedures.
Provide clinical guidance and support to nurses and medical assistants as appropriate.
Support onboarding, orientation, education, and development of nursing and medical assistant staff.
Support daily clinic operations, patient flow, staffing, and assignment needs.
Assist with coordinating care and resolving clinical or operational barriers.
Help ensure appropriate communication and coordination across ambulatory divisions.
Promote a positive and efficient patient and family experience.
Adapt to changing clinic volumes and patient care needs.
Support organizational efforts to improve access to pediatric specialty care.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, patient access, quality, and the overall patient and family experience.
Collaborate with clinic leadership and interdisciplinary teams to address operational barriers.
Provide flexibility as clinic schedules evolve to meet patient care needs and access goals.
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Support continuity and coordination of care across ambulatory divisions.
Float to Liberty and Mason locations when staffing needs require additional support.
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.
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.
Supports leadership in efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital.
Monitors and complies with safety and departmental policies and procedures.
Consistently integrates age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
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.
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.
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.