RN ~ PACU

Primary Location: B Department PACU | Full time, 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) | Rotating shift

Responsibilities

• Float to Eden, East, or Liberty campuses as needed.
• Apply clinical judgment by synthesizing and interpreting multiple data sources, anticipating problems, and seeking interprofessional collaboration to respond to complex situations.
• Lead efforts to improve documentation of the plan of care, care delivered, and outcomes.
• Engage patients and families in the plan of care, addressing current and future needs.
• Collaborate with families, healthcare providers, and community resources to develop comprehensive care plans.
• Orchestrate caring practices to ensure patient and family comfort and address concerns.
• Promote a healing environment for all health outcomes, including end-of-life care.
• Integrate age-specific and developmental concepts into patient care.
• Develop care goals and actions in partnership with patients and families using self-management strategies.
• Modify or develop patient and family education programs creatively; evaluate effectiveness using teach-back methods.
• Integrate patient/family education throughout care delivery and support transitions to home.
• Use systems thinking to navigate and negotiate care coordination on behalf of patients and families.
• Lead efforts to change systems and processes to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Maintain an understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards; assist in compliance efforts.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with safety and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure timely fulfillment of individual certifications and Safety College requirements.
• Communicate safety and compliance concerns assertively to leadership.
• Coordinate team care delivery as charge nurse, anticipating and mitigating unexpected circumstances.
• Demonstrate integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• Advocate for patients, families, and communities from their perspective, empowering them to represent themselves.
• Use inclusive resources to enhance care experiences for diverse patient populations.
• Incorporate differences, including alternative therapies, into care plans.
• Grow self and others in cultural competence.
• Collaborate with teams using shared decision-making, promoting and expecting collaborative behavior.
• Mentor others to respect the contributions of the entire healthcare team.
• Lead in shared governance structures at cluster or divisional levels (councils, committees, task forces).
• Improve or individualize standards and guidelines for specific patient situations or populations.
• Question and evaluate current practice based on patient responses, literature, research, and education.
• Create practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
• Develop competence in peers through precepting and knowledge-sharing.
• Use self-appraisal, performance review, and peer review for professional development and safe practice.
• Precept nursing peers and students; facilitate learning for healthcare teams and the community.
• Lead identification, sharing, implementation, and evaluation of safety best practices.
• Consistently integrate age-specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

Requirements

• BSN from an ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN required.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Active Ohio RN License; may require additional state licensure.
• Active certification; some roles require specialty certification.

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.

• 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).
• Named one of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune.
• 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, empowering teams with tools like artificial intelligence to work smarter and care better.

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.