Registered Nurse Outpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Cincinnati Children's

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse II in the Outpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology clinic provides advanced professional nursing care to pediatric and adolescent patients in a fast-paced ambulatory specialty setting. This role supports patients across the continuum of care, including clinic visits, care coordination, patient education, procedural support, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Serves as an experienced clinical resource, demonstrating strong clinical judgment, patient advocacy, and leadership while ensuring high-quality care delivery for a medically diverse patient population.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
Active Ohio RN License.
Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience required.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex patient care needs and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.
Strong communication, organizational, and patient education skills.

Nice To Haves

ambulatory, women’s health, pediatric, or surgical specialty experience preferred.
May be required to obtain other state licensure.

Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive nursing care to pediatric and adolescent patients in an outpatient specialty clinic setting.
Coordinate care plans in collaboration with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, and ongoing care needs.
Triage patient concerns, assess clinical needs, and facilitate timely interventions.
Support outpatient procedures and assist with pre- and post-operative care coordination.
Serve as a clinical mentor and resource for nursing colleagues and support staff.
Promote a safe, compassionate, and patient-centered environment that aligns with organizational values.
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.
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.