Registered Nurse - Home Care Agency

Primary location: Lincoln Building Department, Home Health Agency. Part-time position (24 weekly hours, 0.6 FTE) with a rotating shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Compliance & Patient Services
  • Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
  • Support leadership in compliance efforts to meet and sustain regulatory compliance for the department and hospital.
  • Monitor and ensure adherence to safety and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Ensure timely fulfillment of individual certifications and Safety College requirements.
  • Collaborate with department managers, nurse council, and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices.
  • Maintain awareness of CCHMC’s processes and compliance with CMS standards; communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership.
• Systems Thinking
  • View patient and family care within the broader healthcare environment, recognizing the role of care coordination.
• Clinical Judgment
  • Collect clinical data and follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols to make appropriate decisions.
  • Use available resources to address clinical events and document care plans, outcomes, and patient/family needs.
  • Focus on usual and customary patient needs while anticipating future requirements.
  • Integrate age-specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.
  • Develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families using self-management support.
  • Provide structured education and use teach-back methods to evaluate effectiveness.
• Clinical Inquiry & Performance Review
  • Follow standards and guidelines; implement clinical changes and research-based practices.
  • Recognize the need for further learning to improve patient care.
  • Identify routine or unusual changes in patient condition and seek help when needed.
  • Use self-appraisal, performance review, and peer review for professional development and competence assurance.
  • Demonstrate openness to coaching and mentoring from others.
  • Facilitate peer and student learning experiences.
  • Collaborate with department managers, nurse council, and magnet representatives to implement and evaluate safety best practices.
• Collaboration & Shared Decision-Making
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions and contribute to shared decision-making.
  • Engage in shared governance at the point-of-care through unit-based councils or by providing feedback.
• Interprofessional Practice
  • Consistently integrate the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) into all aspects of practice.
• Advocacy, Moral Agency & Inclusion
  • Advocate for patients and families; assess personal values and ethical conflicts in clinical settings.
  • Make ethical decisions based on established rules and represent patients when they cannot represent themselves.
  • Assess cultural inclusion and incorporate culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

Requirements

• Associate/Diploma prepared RN from an ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution with 2+ years of experience.
• If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire and complete it within 5 years.
• Preferred: BSN or MSN from an ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution.
• Active Ohio RN license; may require additional state licensure.
• Foreign graduates must have their license validated through TruMerit™ per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we are dedicated to improving children’s health through a holistic team approach in patient care and scientific advancement. We foster innovation, collaboration, and a shared purpose to achieve the best outcomes for patients and families.

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children’s Hospitals for over 15 years.
• Consistently among the top 3 Children’s Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.
• Named one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) and Best Employers for New Grads (2025).
• Recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune.
• A Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability.
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Committed to empowering teams with tools like responsible artificial intelligence to enhance care and innovation.