Experienced Registered Nurse, RN, Nurse Helpline, Part-Time

About the role

Operate the after-hours helpline from 4:30PM - 9:00AM Monday to Friday and 24/7 on weekends. Holiday and weekend rotation is required.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 CCHMC's processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
• 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.
• Collaborates with team using shared decision making - 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).
• 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.
• Consistently integrates age specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
• 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.
• 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.
• Multi-State RN License required from Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana.
• Must reside in the Tri-State (OH, KY, IN).
• 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMeritTM per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

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.