Registered Nurse, SRU

Primary Location Burnet Campus Department SRU Nursing Shift 2-3 Shift (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 32 FTE 0.8 Employee Status Regular
* Expected Starting Pay Range $37.00 - $41.40
* 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. Unit:
Specialty Resource Unit/SRU services 17 inpatient units, including Critical Care. They have three specialty teams: trauma, transport, and telehealth. 97% of our nurses are BSN, and 37% are clinically advanced. Orientation is phased from general populations to the more complex. Our mission is to provide high-quality personnel and resources to support inpatient units and departments across Cincinnati Children's, promoting child safety and health.

Our core values are Flexibility, innovation, expert knowledge, and continuous improvement/promoting change. The benefits of SRU are a diverse learning experience, developing an adaptable and versatile foundational skillset, avoiding burnout by working across all specialties, working with patients across all age groups, opportunities to join various specialty teams, and self-scheduling.

Hours:

32 hours per week (full time)

Shifts:

2nd and 3rd shift

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. Be mindful and judicious in monitoring 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 CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members. Uses 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. Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Supports leadership in efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Monitors and complies with safety and departmental policies and procedures.

Ensures individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Is mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicates safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members. Clinical judgment when performing caring practices
- Collects clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols. Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; uses available resources as needed. Documents plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes. Focuses on the usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipates future needs; bases care on standards and protocols; maintains a safe physical environment;

acknowledges death as a potential outcome. Consistently integrates age specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning. Using self-management support, 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;

uses teach back to evaluate effectiveness. Clinical inquiry & performance review to improve 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; recognizes routine or obvious changing patient situation (e.g., deterioration, crisis); in unusual care situations, seeks help when needed to identify patient problem. Uses 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.

Demonstrates openness to coaching and mentoring from…