RN~ Same Day Surgery, Liberty

Primary Location: Liberty, LA | Department: Liberty Same Day Surgery | Full-time, 40 hours per week, day shift

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.

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, and recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) and America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025). We are also one of the nation's most innovative companies (Fortune), a leading disability employer (National Organization on Disability), and a Magnet® designated hospital for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

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 for 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 manner.
  • 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.
• Interprofessional Practice
  • Demonstrate consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
• Clinical Inquiry & Performance Review
  • Follow standards and guidelines; implement clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others.
  • Recognize the need for further learning to improve patient care and routine or obvious changes in 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 competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice.
  • Demonstrate openness to coaching and mentoring from others.
  • 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.
• Systems Thinking
  • See the components of patient care and the patient/family within the unit environment.
  • See self as a key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience via 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 in a timely manner.
  • Be mindful of CCHMC’s processes and compliance with CMS standards; freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership.
• Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Inclusive
  • Consistently integrate age-specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, considering both chronological age and developmental functioning.
• Collaboration with Team Using Shared Decision Making
  • Be receptive to contributions from the interdisciplinary team in 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 (e.g., reading minutes, giving feedback, implementing council decisions).
• Clinical Judgment in 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 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 concepts into patient care, considering both chronological age and developmental functioning.
  • Develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families using self-management support.
  • Facilitate patient and family learning by providing structured education based on the plan of care goals and needs; use teach-back to evaluate effectiveness.
• Advocacy, Moral Agency, and Response to Inclusion
  • Work on behalf of the patient and family; assess personal values.
  • Be aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in the clinical setting; make ethical/moral decisions based on rules.
  • Represent the patient when they cannot represent themselves; be aware of patients' rights.
  • Assess cultural inclusion and recognize the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience.
  • Incorporate culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

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.