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
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