Registered Nurse II
Outpatient Orthopedics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is nationally recognized for excellence in pediatric care. We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Outpatient Orthopedic Team. This role is critical to coordinating care for our orthopedic surgical patient population and ensuring a seamless, high-quality experience for patients and families across multiple clinic locations. The Outpatient Orthopedics RN provides essential clinical and care coordination support for orthopedic surgery patients. This nurse plays a key role in clinic efficiency, patient communication, and continuity of care from pre-operative planning through post-operative recovery.
FTE: 0.8 (32 hours per week)
Schedule: Days, four days per week
Expected to remain until clinic operations are complete each day
Locations Supported: Burnet, Green, Mason, Liberty, Eastgate, and Crestview campuses
Travel: Required between outpatient clinic locations
Key Responsibilities
Support efficient clinic flow to ensure timely, patient-centered care
Triage phone calls and messages, addressing patient needs and concerns promptly
Manage office and clinical paperwork, including:
FMLA and school forms
MyChart patient messages
Epic In Basket tasks
Operating Room scheduling coordination
Coordinate care plans and ensure continuity of care for orthopedic surgical patients
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and clinic staff to optimize patient outcomes
Educate patients and families on pre-operative and post-operative care, rehabilitation expectations, and follow-up plans
Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record (Epic)
Qualifications
2 years of Nursing experience
Active Ohio Registered Nurse (RN) license or eligibility for licensure
Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN preferred)
Previous outpatient, orthopedic, or surgical nursing experience preferred
Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced clinic environment
Comfort traveling between multiple outpatient locations
Why Cincinnati Children’s?
One of the nation’s top pediatric academic medical centers
Collaborative, team-based outpatient environment
Opportunity to work closely with a specialized orthopedic surgical population
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits (prorated by FTE)
Mission-driven culture focused on improving child health
Join Cincinnati Children’s Outpatient Orthopedics team and help deliver coordinated, compassionate care to children and families across our region.
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.
Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMeritTM per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.
Primary Location
Burnet Campus
Schedule
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Department
Amb Svcs Orthopaedics Ctr
Employee Status
Regular
FTE
0.8
Weekly Hours
32
Expected Starting Pay Range
About Us
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
Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, offers services from well-child care to treatment for the most rare and complex conditions. It is the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and trains more than 600 residents and clinical fellows each year. Cincinnati Children’s is a force in pediatric research and offers some of the best research-based education and training programs in the nation.
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
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