Registered Nurse Centerville Outpatient

Primary Location

Centerville Clinics

Department

Centerville Clinics

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

32

FTE

0.8

Employee Status

Regular

 

Registered Nurse II, Non-Acute – Centerville Outpatient

Location: Centerville Township, OH
Schedule: 0.8 FTE | 32 hours per week
Shift: Days | Monday–Friday
Patient-Facing Clinic Hours: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Weekends: No current Saturday requirement
Travel: May float to Liberty and Mason locations based on staffing needs

Join Cincinnati Children’s in Centerville

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse II 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, resource, and support for the ambulatory team.

This patient-facing role plays an important part in ensuring children and families receive compassionate, coordinated, and high-quality care close to home. The Centerville RN will help support daily clinic operations while partnering with nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

Access is a key organizational priority, and clinic schedules may evolve to support the needs of our patients and families. Clinic schedules may vary by division, with some clinics beginning earlier or ending later based on patient care needs. Flexibility in daily clinic hours will be important as we continue to expand and optimize ambulatory services.

Your Schedule

• 0.8 FTE | 32 hours per week
• Day shift
• Monday–Friday
• Typical patient-facing clinic hours:
  • 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• No current Saturday requirement
• Clinic hours may vary based on division and patient care needs.
• Flexibility is expected to support changing clinic schedules and organizational access goals.
• May float to Liberty and Mason when additional staffing support is needed.

What You'll Do

As the Centerville Registered Nurse, you will:

Provide Exceptional Patient Care

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered pediatric nursing care.
• Assess patient needs and provide appropriate nursing interventions within scope of practice.
• Promote safe, efficient, and timely patient care throughout the clinic day.
• Build meaningful relationships with children and families while providing compassionate care close to home.

Serve as a Clinical Leader & Resource

• Serve as a clinical leader and resource for the ambulatory nursing team.
• Support staff with clinical questions, patient care concerns, and escalation of issues.
• Promote consistent nursing practice and adherence to Cincinnati Children’s standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to nurses and medical assistants as appropriate.
• Support onboarding, orientation, education, and development of nursing and medical assistant staff.

Support Clinic Operations

• Support daily clinic operations, patient flow, staffing, and assignment needs.
• Assist with coordinating care and resolving clinical or operational barriers.
• Help ensure appropriate communication and coordination across ambulatory divisions.
• Promote a positive and efficient patient and family experience.
• Adapt to changing clinic volumes and patient care needs.

Advance Patient Access

• Support organizational efforts to improve access to pediatric specialty care.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, patient access, quality, and the overall patient and family experience.
• Collaborate with clinic leadership and interdisciplinary teams to address operational barriers.
• Provide flexibility as clinic schedules evolve to meet patient care needs and access goals.

Collaborate Across the Ambulatory Network

• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Support continuity and coordination of care across ambulatory divisions.
• Float to Liberty and Mason locations when staffing needs require additional support.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current RN II or RN III.
• Current Ohio Registered Nurse license; multistate licensure will be required for Kentucky practice, as applicable.
• Experience providing pediatric nursing care.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership or charge nurse experience.
• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing clinic volumes, staffing needs, and patient care priorities.
• Ability to provide flexible scheduling support as clinic hours evolve to meet patient access needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous ambulatory pediatric nursing experience.
• Previous nursing or clinical leadership experience.
• Experience working across multiple pediatric specialties or ambulatory settings.
• Experience supporting clinic operations, patient flow, or staff development.
• Experience serving as a clinical resource or charge nurse.

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. At Centerville, you will help bring Cincinnati Children’s exceptional pediatric care closer to where families live while supporting our commitment to improving access to care.

As a Cincinnati Children's nurse, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Provide relationship-based care to children and families.
• Serve as a clinical leader and resource within the ambulatory environment.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team.
• Support innovative approaches to improving pediatric access.
• Continue to grow and elevate your nursing skills.
• Contribute to a culture of nursing excellence.
• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in our community.

Cincinnati Children’s has been Magnet® designated since 2009, reflecting our longstanding commitment to nursing excellence and professional practice.

Market-Leading Benefits

• Medical coverage beginning day one of employment
• Pension plan and optional 403(b) supplemental retirement plans
• Shift and weekend differentials, as applicable
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Employee discount programs through community partners
• Referral bonus program for current staff
• Physical and mental health wellness programs
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Relocation assistance packages available for nurses

Position-Specific Benefit

Nurse Clinical Advancement Program (CAP)

The Cincinnati Children’s Nurse Clinical Advancement Program provides opportunities for nurses to advance their professional practice, recognize clinical expertise, and continue growing throughout their careers.

Join Our Centerville Team

If you are an experienced pediatric nurse who is passionate about exceptional patient care, improving access, and serving as a clinical leader and resource for others, we invite you to bring your expertise to Cincinnati Children’s Centerville Outpatient team.

Help us bring exceptional pediatric care closer to home for the children and families we serve.

 

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

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 are preferred.
• Active Ohio RN License. May be required to obtain other state licensure.
• 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s 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 Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

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

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

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