Registered Nurse II Neurosurgery Outpatient

Outpatient Neurosurgery
Location: Burnet Campus (primary) | Liberty Campus (monthly rotation)
Schedule: 24 hours/week, Monday / Wednesday / Friday (tentative)

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We are committed to delivering exceptional, family-centered care while advancing innovation and clinical excellence. Join our Neurosurgery team and support patients and families through complex neurological care journeys.

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse II (RN II) in Outpatient Neurosurgery provides specialized nursing care in a fast-paced clinic environment, supporting a team of seven neurosurgeons. This role focuses on critical thinking skills, phone triage, patient follow-up, care coordination, surgical coordination, and education for patients with complex neurological/neurosurgical conditions.

The RN II serves as a key liaison between patients, families, and the multidisciplinary care team, ensuring continuity of care from clinic visits through ongoing communication via MyChart and other platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing support during outpatient neurosurgery clinic visits
• Conduct patient follow-up, including post-visit care coordination and ongoing management
• Manage and respond to patient communications through MyChart and other electronic platforms
• Deliver comprehensive patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatments, and recovery plans
• Collaborate closely with neurosurgeons and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, coordinated care
• Assess patient needs, triage concerns, and escalate appropriately
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organizational standards
• Support clinic workflow and contribute to a positive patient experience

Why Join Cincinnati Children’s?

• Nationally recognized leader in pediatric specialty care
• Collaborative, team-based environment
• Opportunity to work closely with a highly specialized neurosurgery team
• Strong focus on patient and family-centered care
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and families navigating complex neurological conditions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.

• Interprofessional Practice - Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.

• 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 others. Facilitates learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences. Works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.

• 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.

• Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Inclusive - Consistently integrates age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.

• Collaborates with team using shared decision making - Is receptive to the contributions of the interdisciplinary team in team meetings and discussion regarding patient issues. Participates 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 and implementing council decisions).

• 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.

• Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to inclusion - Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical setting; makes ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represents patient when patient cannot represent self; aware of patients' rights. Assesses cultural inclusion. Recognizes the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience and incorporates culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution requires 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 program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.

• Preferred: BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN are preferred.

• Active Ohio RN License. May be required to obtain other state licensure.

• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience required

• Strong clinical assessment, communication, and organizational skills

• Preferred Qualifications

• Prior outpatient or specialty clinic experience

• Neurosurgery, neurology, or complex care experience

• Experience with patient education and care coordination

• Familiarity with MyChart or similar patient engagement tools

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced outpatient setting

• Experience with electronic health records and patient communication platforms

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