Registered Nurse Outpatient Urology

Cincinnati Children's

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in pediatric healthcare. Our Outpatient Urology Clinic provides exceptional care to children and families, and we are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. As an RN in our Outpatient Urology Clinic, you will provide high-quality, patient-centered care to children, supporting their medical and emotional needs. This is 32 hours per week. You will work Monday through Friday, with typical hours from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with some flexibility needed as clinical appointments may occasionally run late. Additionally, you will be scheduled to work four Saturdays per year from 8:00 AM to Noon.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Ohio
2 years nursing experience required
Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills
Ability to manage a varied patient load in an outpatient setting
Flexibility and willingness to adjust to changing clinic schedules
Compassionate, team-oriented, and patient-focused attitude
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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

Pediatric nursing experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in a busy outpatient clinic setting
Assist in patient education and preparation for urological procedures
Monitor patient conditions and respond to needs promptly
Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to develop care plans
Document patient information accurately and promptly
Ensure a safe, compassionate environment for both patients and families
Adhere to Cincinnati Children's policies and protocols
Designs data collection tools and teaches team member how to utilize those tools.
Prepares accurate and timely reports using basic statistical tools.
Demonstrates the use of statistical techniques to measure and analyze the variation in processes.
Selects appropriate charts to display data.
Produces regular status reports on the progress of quality improvement initiatives and regulatory requirement to unit leaders and staff to keep them apprised of progress, potential barriers, lessons learned, and related topics.
Collaborates with unit leaders to prioritize unit-based quality improvement projects to assure alignment with organizational goals.
Demonstrates the ability to manage a portfolio of improvement projects.
Utilizes quality improvement (QI) methodology to improve outcomes.
Participates in the development of specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) aims, key drivers and interventions for strategic projects.
Coaches unit-based teams in the development of SMART aims, key drivers and interventions for unit based projects.
Coaches others to consider reliability principles when determining interventions.
Designs PDSAs, facilitates PDSA cycles and documents results.
Coaches others to utilize QI tools including but not limited to flow diagrams, modified FMEA and pareto charts.
Demonstrates leadership and consultation to promote evidence based practice.
Ensures that interventions are based on the most recent high quality evidence.
Understands health care systems, clinical processes, terminology and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates leadership to ensure quality patient care outcomes.
Demonstrates the ability to coach and mentor unit leaders and staff to utilize quality improvement methods.
Coach and mentor Cincinnati Children's managers and staff to utilize quality improvement methods.
Provide education and coaching to unit staff and teams through individual and/or team sessions.
Provide coaching services to improvement science students to assist them in the learning and application of QI methods, models and theories.
Serves as a preceptor for Quality Improvement Specialist Clinical I.
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.
Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
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.
Ensures individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
Is mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicates safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
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.
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.
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.