Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Subspecialty Care Float

Cincinnati Children's

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced, adaptable Registered Nurse II to provide safe, high-quality, family-centered nursing care across ambulatory pediatric subspecialty clinics. The nurse progressively orients to multiple specialties based on clinical readiness, organizational priorities, and operational needs, and takes independent assignments after completing specialty-specific orientation and competency validation. Primary locations include the Burnet and Liberty Campuses; additional ambulatory locations may be assigned based on operational needs. This is a day-shift, full-time position scheduled for 32 hours per week (0.8 FTE).

Requirements

Current, active Registered Nurse license in Ohio; additional state licensure may be required.
At least 2 years of nursing experience for associate- or diploma-prepared RNs from an ACEN-, CCNE-, or NLN CNEA-accredited institution.
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire/RN job date and complete the program within 5 years of that date.
Demonstrated clinical nursing experience.
Strong assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing clinical environments and patient care needs.
Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
Commitment to compassionate, family-centered pediatric care.
Maintain required individual certifications and complete Safety College requirements in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

BSN from an ACEN-, CCNE-, or NLN CNEA-accredited institution, or an MSN.
Pediatric nursing experience.
Ambulatory or outpatient nursing experience.
Experience working across multiple specialties or clinical environments.
Strong interest in developing broad pediatric ambulatory nursing expertise.
Ability to learn new clinical workflows, technologies, and specialty-specific competencies.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, high-quality nursing care across assigned ambulatory subspecialty clinics after completing required orientation and competency validation.
Develop and maintain clinical competencies across multiple ambulatory specialties and patient populations.
Adapt to different clinical environments, workflows, team structures, and operational needs.
Collaborate with nurses, providers, clinical leaders, educators, medical assistants, and other interdisciplinary team members.
Perform patient assessments; provide nursing interventions; administer medications and treatments; and support patient and family education.
Use specialty-specific resources, workflows, protocols, and just-in-time education when transitioning between clinical areas.
Recognize scope-of-practice and competency limitations, seek guidance, and escalate concerns when appropriate.
Maintain required competencies and participate in ongoing education as clinical practices, technologies, and patient care needs evolve.
Communicate proactively about assignment readiness, clinical concerns, workflow barriers, and support needs.
Demonstrate flexibility and professionalism when transitioning between ambulatory subspecialty environments.
Contribute to consistent, high-quality patient care across ambulatory locations and specialties.
Provide constructive feedback about orientation, workflows, resources, and processes to support development of the Ambulatory Float RN role.
Support regulatory compliance, accreditation standards, safety practices, departmental policies, required certifications, and Safety College requirements; communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership.
Integrate the Interprofessional Practice Model into nursing practice and participate in shared decision-making and collaborative team discussions.
Follow standards, guidelines, algorithms, decision trees, and protocols; use clinical judgment and available resources, seek help in unusual situations, and implement research-based practices developed by others.
Document the plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes; use self-appraisal and peer review to support competence and professional development.
Facilitate peer and student learning experiences and remain open to coaching and mentoring.
Provide age-specific and culturally inclusive care that considers chronological age, developmental functioning, and the impact of culture on the patient and family experience.
Partner with patients and families to develop care goals, provide structured education, and use teach-back to evaluate learning.
Advocate for patients and families, recognize ethical issues and patients’ rights, and represent patients when they cannot represent themselves.