Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

Registered Nurse, A6NS

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate/Diploma RN with 2+ years of experience; BSN/MSN preferred.
  • Active Ohio RN License, with the option of requiring other state licensure.
  • Foreign graduates need license validated through TruMeritTM as per Ohio Board of Nursing.
  • Enrolled in BSN or MSN program within 1 year if hired without degree; must complete within 5 years.
  • Graduates from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
  • Utilize systems thinking to enhance patient care and family support.
  • Collect clinical data and document plans of care effectively.
  • Implement clinical guidelines and evaluate performance for improved practice.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for shared decision-making.
  • Integrate interprofessional practice model in patient care.
  • Advocate for patients while addressing ethical and cultural impacts on care.

Benefits

  • Schedule flexibility with evening and weekend shifts.
  • Opportunities for professional development and education support.
  • Access to a renowned healthcare facility with a strong reputation.
  • Participation in innovative approaches to patient care.
  • Inclusion in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment.
Full Job Description

Primary Location

Burnet Campus

Department

A6NS

Shift

Evening (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

32

FTE

0.8

Employee Status

Regular

*Expected Starting Pay Range

$37.00 - $41.40

*Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, oncall, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply.Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.


Unit: A6NS is our inpatient hospital medicine unit, similar to a medsurge. The majority of patients admitted to this unit are from the ED and are healthy children of all ages with an acute illness. There is, however, a smaller population of chronically ill children that are covered by the hospital medicine team. Infant/Child/School-Age/Adolescent Medicine Acute Medical Unit (A6NS) - The combined units provide patient care to patients from all age groups with acute and chronic medical conditions. 48-bed medical unit. Nurse patient ratio is 1:4

Shifts: Evening shifts during weekdays and Night shifts during the weekend

Hours: 8-hour shifts during the week and 12-hour shifts during the weekend

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 patients 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 patients 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.

About Us

At Cincinnati Childrens, we come to work with one goal: to make childrens health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Childrens.

Cincinnati Childrens is:

  • Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10best Childrens Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years

  • Consistently among the top 3 Childrens Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH)Funding

  • Recognized as one of Americas Best Large Employers (2025), Americas Best Employers for New Grads (2025)

  • One of the nationsAmericas Most Innovative Companiesas noted by Fortune

  • Consistently certified as great place to work

  • A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability

  • Magnetdesignated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

We Embrace InnovationTogether. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. Thats why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, were creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger futurefor all of us.

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

About Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a pediatric hospital that provides comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the United States.
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