Registered Nurse II/ III – Charge RN, Centerville Outpatient

Primary Location

Centerville Clinics Department

Centerville Clinics Shift

Day (United States of America) Schedule

Full time Weekly Hours

40 FTE

1 Employee Status

Regular

Registered Nurse II/ III – Charge RN, Centerville Outpatient

• Location: Centerville, OH
• Schedule: 0.8 FTE | 32hours/week

• Shift: Days | Patient-facing clinic hours Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Weekends: No current Saturday requirement

Join Cincinnati Children’s in Centerville

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse II/ III – Charge RN to join our growing ambulatory outreach team at our Centerville location . This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pediatric nurse who enjoys providing exceptional patient care while also serving as a clinical leader and resource for the ambulatory team.

As a Charge RN, you will help support daily clinic operations, promote safe and efficient patient flow, and serve as a clinical resource for nurses and the interdisciplinary care team. This role is patient-facing and plays an important part in ensuring children and families receive compassionate, coordinated, and high-quality care close to home.

Clinic schedules may vary by division, with some clinics beginning earlier or ending later based on patient care needs.

Access is a key organizational priority , and clinic schedules may evolve to support access and the needs of our patients and families. Flexibility in daily clinic hours will be important as we continue to expand and optimize ambulatory services.

Key Responsibilities

As the Centerville Charge RN, you will:

· Provide high-quality, patient-centered pediatric nursing care.

· Serve as a clinical leader and resource for the ambulatory nursing team.

· Support daily clinic operations, patient flow, staffing, and assignment needs.

· Assist with coordinating care and resolving clinical or operational barriers.

· Promote safe, efficient, and timely patient care throughout the clinic day.

· Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

· Support staff with clinical questions, patient care concerns, and escalation of issues.

· Help ensure appropriate communication and coordination across ambulatory divisions.

· Promote consistent nursing practice and adherence to Cincinnati Children’s standards, policies, and procedures.

· Support onboarding, orientation, education, and development of nursing/medical assistant staff as needed.

· Identify opportunities to improve workflows, patient access, quality, and the overall patient and family experience.

· Adapt to changing clinic volumes and patient care needs in support of the organization's access goals.

· Float to Liberty & Mason, where staffing needs require additional support.

Why Cincinnati Children’s?

At Cincinnati Children’s, every member of our team contributes to our mission to improve child health and transform pediatric medicine. Our ambulatory nurses have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with children and families while working alongside nationally recognized pediatric experts.

This position offers the opportunity to combine direct pediatric patient care, clinical leadership, operational support, and professional growth in a growing community-based setting.

If you are an experienced pediatric nurse who is passionate about improving access to exceptional care and enjoys serving as a leader and resource for others, we invite you to join our team.

Qualifications

Required:

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

· RN II or RN III

· Current RN licensure in the state of Ohio – will need multistate licensure for KY.

· 5 years experience providing pediatric nursing care.

· Demonstrated clinical leadership or charge nurse experience.

· Strong communication, organization, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.

· Ability to provide flexible scheduling support as clinic hours evolve to meet patient access needs.

Preferred:

· Previous ambulatory pediatric nursing experience.

· Previously, nursing or clinical leadership experience.

· Experience working across multiple pediatric specialties or ambulatory settings.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• •Interprofessional Practice - Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• •Clinical judgment when performing caring practices - Synthesizes and interprets multiple sources of data; uses past experiences to anticipate problems; seeks interprofessional collaboration; recognizes and responds to complex situations. Leads efforts to improve documentation of the plan of care, care delivered, and outcomes of care. Has innate awareness of the patient and family's current and future needs, and fully engages them in the plan of care. Collaborates with family, other health care providers and community resources to develop comprehensive plans of care. Caring practices follow the patient's and family's lead; orchestrates processes to ensure patient/family's comfort and concerns are addressed. Promotes a healing environment for all health outcomes, including death. Expertly integrates age specific concepts into patient care, considers both the patient's chronological age and developmental level. Using self-management strategies, develops care goals and actions in partnerships with patients and families. Creatively modifies or develops patient and family education programs. Integrates patient/family education throughout delivery of care; evaluates effectiveness using teach back methods and by observing behavioral changes related to learning. Integrates strategies in the plan of care that support the patient's and family's transition to home.
• •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.
• •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.
• •Uses systems thinking - Knows when and how to negotiate and navigate through the system on behalf of patients and families through care coordination. Intervenes and leads others to change systems and processes as appropriate to support optimal patient outcomes. Sustains an extensive understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Works with managers to lead efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Monitors and assists others to comply with safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensures individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Is well-informed of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and assertively communicates safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members. Effectively coordinates team care delivery while in the role of charge nurse; anticipating planning for and mitigating unexpected circumstances.
• •Collaborates with team using shared decision making - Invites inclusive resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes. Interacts confidently by promoting and expecting collaborative behavior in others. Mentors others to respect the contribution of the entire team. Is able to lead ot