RN Hopple Street Neighborhood Health Center Outpatient

Cincinnati Children's

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and patient-focused Registered Nurse to join the team at Hopple Street Neighborhood Health Center. This part-time nursing opportunity allows you to support children and families in a community-based healthcare setting. The RN will collaborate with providers and the healthcare team to provide nursing support, coordinate care, educate patients and families, and promote positive health outcomes. The ideal candidate is organized, adaptable, and committed to delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care while helping children and families access the healthcare services they need.

Requirements

Current, valid Ohio Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Qualifications consistent with Cincinnati Children’s Registered Nurse II job-profile requirements.
Strong clinical assessment, communication, organization, and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
Commitment to compassionate, patient- and family-centered care.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
4 years nursing experience, ideally pediatric outpatient, emergency department, urgent care or community health nursing experience.
Experience with patient and family education and care coordination.
Familiarity with electronic health records and electronic patient communication tools.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing assessment and clinical support for patients in an outpatient healthcare setting.
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care.
Educate patients and families regarding health conditions, medications, treatment plans, preventive care, and follow-up recommendations.
Respond to patient and family questions and concerns, including telephone communication and electronic messages, as appropriate to the role.
Support care coordination, follow-up services, and continuity of care.
Assist with clinic flow and daily operations to promote an efficient, positive patient and family experience.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record.
Identify and communicate clinical concerns and changes in patient status to the appropriate healthcare team members.
Help patients and families navigate healthcare resources and address barriers to accessing care.
Contribute to a collaborative environment focused on quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
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.
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.