Complex Care Center
Registered Nurse II or III, Non-Acute
Shift/Hours: TBD hours/week
Final compensation based on years of relevant nursing experience.
About the Complex Care Center
The Complex Care Center (CCC) provides comprehensive primary care for children with complex chronic medical conditions at our Burnet and Liberty campuses. Our patients often have multiple diagnoses and may be technology-dependent, requiring supports such as home ventilation or tube feedings to maintain daily function and quality of life. We care for patients from birth through adolescence-supporting families with everything from acute illness visits to routine check-ups and immunizations-while delivering highly coordinated, multidisciplinary care.
Location & Schedule
Main Campus - Burnet
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Liberty Campus
Monday & Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About Cincinnati Children's
At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We take a holistic, team-based approach to care-supporting patients and families while advancing science and discovery. Our shared purpose drives innovation, compassion, and excellence. If you want to grow and perform at your highest level, you can do it here.
Role Overview
The Registered Nurse II in the Complex Care Center delivers high-quality, patient- and family-centered care to a medically complex pediatric population in a non-acute, ambulatory setting. This role requires strong clinical judgment, care coordination expertise, and the ability to manage patients with multi-system conditions and medical technologies.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nursing care to pediatric patients with complex, chronic conditions
Perform clinical assessments, triage, and care coordination across multidisciplinary teams
Support patients with tracheostomies, ventilators, G-tubes, and other medical technologies
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on disease management and home care needs
Collaborate with providers and specialists to ensure continuity of care
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice
Office duties, including paperwork and form completion, phone triage
Preferred Experience
Recent inpatient critical care experience
Experience in areas such as: Complex Airway, Transitional Care Center,
Emergency Department
Ambulatory clinic experience with similar patient populations, including:
Tracheostomy care, Gastrostomy tube (G-tube) management, Multi-system, medically complex conditions
Why Join Us
Work with one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare systems
Collaborative, mission-driven culture
Opportunities for professional growth and specialization
Meaningful impact on medically complex children and their families
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
* Interprofessional Practice - Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
* Clinical judgment when performing caring practices - Synthesizes and interprets multiple sources of data; uses past experiences to anticipate problems; seeks interprofessional collaboration; recognizes and responds to complex situations. Leads efforts to improve documentation of the plan of care, care delivered, and outcomes of care. Has innate awareness of the patient and family's current and future needs, and fully engages them in the plan of care. Collaborates with family, other health care providers and community resources to develop comprehensive plans of care. Caring practices follow the patient's and family's lead; orchestrates processes to ensure patient/family's comfort and concerns are addressed. Promotes a healing environment for all health outcomes, including death. Expertly integrates age specific concepts into patient care, considers both the patient's chronological age and developmental level. Using self-management strategies, develops care goals and actions in partnerships with patients and families. Creatively modifies or develops patient and family education programs. Integrates patient/family education throughout delivery of care; evaluates effectiveness using teach back methods and by observing behavioral changes related to learning. Integrates strategies in the plan of care that support the patient's and family's transition to home.
* 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.
* 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.
* Uses systems thinking - Knows when and how to negotiate and navigate through the system on behalf of patients and families through care coordination. Intervenes and leads others to change systems and processes as appropriate to support optimal patient outcomes. Sustains an extensive understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Works with managers to lead efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Monitors and assists others to comply with safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensures individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Is well-informed of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and assertively communicates safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members. Effectively coordinates team care delivery while in the role of charge nurse; anticipating planning for and mitigating unexpected circumstances.
* Collaborates with team using shared decision making - Invites inclusive resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes. Interacts confidently by promoting and expecting collaborative behavior in others. Mentors others to respect the contribution of the entire team. Is able to lead others to work collaboratively valuing the contributions of the various disciplines in patient/practice issues. Demonstrates leadership in the shared governance structure at the cluster or divisional level councils, committees, task forces or projects. Serves as chair for councils, committees, task forces or project work.
* Clinical inquiry & performance review to improve practice - Improves, deviates from, or individualizes standards and guidelines for particular patient situations or populations; questions and/or evaluates current practice based on patients' responses, review of the literature, research and education/learning; acquires knowledge and skills needed to address questions arising in practice and improve patient care. Creates practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Assists with development of competence in peers; formally, by precepting new employees, and informally, by sharing knowledge at the point-of-care. Demonstrates awareness of unit competency needs, providing leadership to improve competence of staff. 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. Precepts nursing peers and students. Facilitates learning for members of the healthcare team and the community. Takes a leadership role in working with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.
* Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to inclusion - Works on behalf of patient, family, and community; advocates from patient/family perspective, whether similar to or different from personal values; suspends rules - patient and family drive moral decision-making; empowers the patient and family to speak for/represent themselves; achieves mutuality within patient/professional relationships. Uses inclusive resources available both internally and in the community to enhance the experience of care for the various patient populations. Appreciates and incorporates differences, including alternative therapies into care; tailors care to the extent possible. Demonstrates efforts to grow self and others in cultural competence.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
* BSN from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN.
* 5+ years related experience is required.
* Active Ohio RN License. May be required to obtain other state licensure.
* Active certification and some require specialty certification
* Strong background in managing medically complex pediatric or similar patient populations
Primary Location
Location C
Schedule
Part time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Department
Complex Care Center
Employee Status
Regular
FTE
0.6
Weekly Hours
24
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.
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
* Recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers (2025), 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 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. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That's why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we're creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future-for all of us.
Comprehensive job description provided upon request.
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. EEO/Veteran/Disability
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