Registered Nurse I / II, Outpatient Gastroenterology (64-bi-weekly hours)

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.
  • Monitor and comply with safety and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
  • 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.
  • Follows standards and guidelines; implements clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others.
  • Recognizes the need for further learning to improve patient care.
  • Identifies and shares safety best practices.
• Clinical Inquiry & Performance Review - Improves practice by:
  • Using self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development.
  • Facilitating learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences.
  • Implementing and evaluating safety best practices.
• 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.
  • Maintains a safe physical environment.
  • Acknowledges death as a potential outcome.
• Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Inclusive - 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.
  • Participates in shared governance at the point-of-care.
  • 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.
• Advocacy, Moral Agency & Response to Inclusion - Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; makes ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represents patient when patient cannot represent self; incorporates culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.
  • Aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical setting.
  • Works on behalf of patient and family.
  • Assesses cultural inclusion.
  • 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.

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.

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