Part Time Registered Nurse Ambulatory (Infectious Diseases)

Position Title: Registered Nurse II (RN) – Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic

Infectious Disease

Schedule: Part-Time – 32 Hours/Week

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital – Burnet and Liberty Campuses

At Cincinnati Children’s, we are driven by one purpose: to make children’s health better. The Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic provides specialized care for pediatric patients with complex infectious diseases and immunologic concerns across a diverse patient population.

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse II (RN) to join our collaborative outpatient infectious disease team. This role combines direct patient care with comprehensive care coordination and offers the opportunity to develop strong relationships with patients and families navigating complex medical conditions. We have minimal clinics and high care coordination.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced ambulatory setting, values multidisciplinary collaboration, and is passionate about delivering family-centered care to medically complex patients.

Locations: Main location is Base Campus – secondary location is Liberty (one day a week for ½ day)

Schedule: consistent with M-F 8:00-4:30 (would be four days a week with flexible off day depending on team needs)

Care Coordination – 70%

Coordinate care for patients with complex infectious disease conditions, including:

Patients requiring long‑term or high‑risk antibiotic therapy

Infants born to mothers with positive HIV screening

Serve as a primary point of contact for patients and families

Facilitate communication and collaboration among providers, pharmacists, home care services, and multidisciplinary teams

Support treatment adherence, patient education, follow‑up appointments, and ongoing care management

Monitor laboratory results, diagnostic testing, and treatment plans

Direct Patient Care – 30%

Provide direct nursing care within the outpatient clinic setting

Promote safe, evidence-based, family-centered care

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio

Minimum of two years of nursing experience required

Strong clinical assessment and care coordination skills

Pediatric nursing experience

Outpatient, infectious disease, infusion, transplant, or care coordination experience

Familiarity with central line care and long‑term antibiotic management

Why Cincinnati Children’s?

Cincinnati Children’s is consistently ranked among the nation’s top pediatric healthcare organizations. We are committed to innovation, collaboration, and compassionate care that improves the lives of children and families. Our teams are supported through professional development opportunities, strong interdisciplinary partnerships, and a culture focused on excellence and inclusion.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact caring for children with complex infectious diseases and specialized healthcare needs.

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. 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.

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; 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. Works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.

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. 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.

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. Documents plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes. bases care on standards and protocols; 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; Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to inclusion - Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; Assess cultural inclusion. Recognizes the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience and incorporates culturally inclusive concepts into patient care.

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.

Active Ohio RN License. 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMeritTM per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

Full time

Shift

Amb Svcs Infectious Disease

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's Is

News & World Report as atop 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)

A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability

Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

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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