Registered Nurse, Burnet ED - Full-time, PM Shift (Experienced RN)

Cincinnati Children's; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children's in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking an experienced RN to join the Burnet Emergency Department. The role emphasizes compliance with regulatory standards and working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include performing clinical judgment in patient care and ensuring culturally inclusive practices. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of experience, an associate's degree, and an active Ohio RN License. The position is full-time with a weekly commitment of 32 hours.

Qualifications

• Must have 2+ years of nursing experience from an accredited institution.
• BSN or MSN preferred.
• Active Ohio RN License is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Utilize systems thinking for patient care.
• Perform clinical judgment in caring practices.
• Facilitate interprofessional practice through collaboration.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Culturally inclusive care

Education

Associate/Diploma in Nursing

BSN or MSN (preferred)

Active Ohio RN License

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Compliance - Patient Services Staff - 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.


• 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. 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.


• Clinical judgment when performing caring practices - 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.


• Clinical inquiry & performance review to improve 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.


• Collaborates with team using shared decision making - 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).


• Interprofessional Practice - Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.


• Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to inclusion - 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.


• Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Inclusive - Consistently integrates age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient’s chronological age and developmental functioning.

Job Qualifications

• 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.


• Preferred: BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN.


• Active Ohio RN License. May be required to obtain other state licensure.


• Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMeritTM per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

Job Details

Primary Location: G

Schedule: Full time

Shift: 2‑3 Shift (United States of America)

Department: Burnet Emergency Department

Employee Status: Regular

FTE: 0.8

Weekly Hours: 32

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability