Registered Nurse (RN), Eastgate Urgent Care - 16 hours/week, Evening Shift

Primary Location: Eastgate | Department: Eastgate Urgent Care | Shift: Evening | Schedule: Part time | Weekly Hours: 16 | FTE: 0.4 | Employee Status: Regular

Pay

Expected Starting Pay Range: $37.00 – $42.60 per hour. Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

Schedule

Part‑time, 16 hours per week (0.4 FTE), evening shift.

Responsibilities

• Compliance – Patient Services Staff: Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Support leadership in compliance efforts to meet and sustain regulatory compliance of the department and hospital. Monitor safety and departmental policies and procedures judiciously. Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner. Work with department managers, nurse council, and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices. Remain mindful of CCHMC processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership.
• Systems Thinking: See the pieces or components; see the patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; see self as a key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience through care coordination. Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Support leadership in efforts to meet and sustain regulatory compliance. Monitor and comply with safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensure individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled timely. Remain mindful of CCHMC processes and CMS compliance; freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership.
• Clinical Judgment when Performing Caring Practices: Collect clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols. Match formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; use available resources as needed. Document plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes. Focus on usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipate future needs; base care on standards and protocols; maintain a safe physical environment; acknowledge death as a potential outcome. Consistently integrate age‑specific concepts into patient care, considering both chronological age and developmental functioning. Using self‑management support, develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families. Facilitate patient and family learning by providing structured education based on plan‑of‑care goals and patient/family needs; use teach‑back to evaluate effectiveness.
• Clinical Inquiry & Performance Review to Improve Practice: Follow standards and guidelines; implement clinical changes and research‑based practices developed by others; recognize the need for further learning to improve patient care; recognize routine or obvious changing patient situations (e.g., deterioration, crisis); in unusual care situations, seek help when needed to identify patient problems. Use 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. Demonstrate openness to coaching and mentoring. Facilitate learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences. Work with department managers, nurse council, and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement, and evaluate safety best practices.
• Collaborates with Team Using Shared Decision Making: Be receptive to contributions of the interdisciplinary team in team meetings and discussions regarding patient issues. Participate 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, implementing council decisions).
• Interprofessional Practice: Demonstrate consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• Exhibits Advocacy, Moral Agency, and Response to Inclusion: Work on behalf of patient and family; assess personal values; be aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical settings; make ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represent the patient when the patient cannot represent self; be aware of patients’ rights. Assess cultural inclusion. Recognize the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience and incorporate culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.
• Patient Care – Age Specific and Culturally Inclusive: Consistently integrate age‑specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient’s chronological age and developmental functioning.

Qualifications

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution require 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 the program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.
• Preferred: BSN from ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN.
• Active Ohio RN License. May be required to obtain other state licensure.
• Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMerit™ per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

About the Role

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. Cincinnati Children’s is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top‑10 best Children’s Hospital in the nation for more than 15 years; consistently among the top 3 Children’s Hospitals for NIH funding; recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) and America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025); named one of the nation’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune; consistently certified as a great place to work; a Leading Disability Employer per the National Organization on Disability; and Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the ANCC. We embrace innovation together, empowering teams with tools to work smarter and care better, including responsible use of artificial intelligence. Comprehensive job description provided upon request.