Registered Nurse (RN), Liberty ED - 24 hours/week, PM Shift

Primary location: Liberty Campus, Emergency Department. Shift: night. Schedule: part time, 24 weekly hours (0.6 FTE).

Pay

Expected starting pay range: $37.00 – $41.40 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.

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.
• Monitor and comply with 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; freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
• Use systems thinking to see the patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; coordinate care to support the family through the healthcare experience.
• Collect clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols. Make appropriate decisions using available resources; document plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes.
• Focus on the 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 and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, considering both the patient’s chronological age and developmental functioning.
• Develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families using self-management support.
• Provide structured education based on the plan of care goals and the needs of the patient and family; use teach-back to evaluate effectiveness.
• Follow standards and guidelines; implement clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others.
• Recognize routine or obvious changing patient situations (e.g., deterioration, crisis); seek help in unusual care situations to identify patient problems.
• Use self-appraisal, performance review, and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development.
• Demonstrate openness to coaching and mentoring from others; facilitate learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences.
• Participate in shared governance at the point-of-care as a member of unit-based councils or by contributing to shared decision-making.
• Demonstrate consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• Work on behalf of patient and family; assess personal values; recognize ethical conflicts/issues in the clinical setting; make ethical/moral decisions based on rules.
• Represent patient when patient cannot represent self; assess cultural inclusion and recognize the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience.

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 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.

• 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) and 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 a 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, empowering teams with tools to work smarter and care better, including the responsible use of artificial intelligence.