Registered Nurse (RN-CN1), Med Surg Specialty, Full-Time, Nights, ONA

Location: UC Medical Center 
Department: 3 South , Med Surg Specialty 
Hours: Full-Time
Shift: 12 Hour PM

UC Health is currently hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse I) for the Acute Care Medicine 3 South Unit at UC Medical Center. As part of our team, you’ll support our Level 1 Trauma Center and acute care medicine unit, delivering high-quality care based on patient needs, established standards, and UC Health policies.

Position Overview:

As an RN in Acute Care Medicine, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive, patient-centered care to diverse medical populations. You’ll collaborate with a dedicated healthcare team, ensuring the best possible patient outcomes while gaining experience in an innovative, fast-paced environment.

3 South Unit Details:

• Beds: 13
• Staffing Model: 2 RNs and 1 LPN per shift (both day and night)

Why UC Medical Center?

As part of the Main Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati. 

UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational, and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries. 

What Makes 3 South Unique?

✔ Innovative RN/LPN staffing model designed to enhance patient care
✔ Small, team-oriented unit fostering collaboration and support
✔ Diverse patient population, allowing for continuous skill development
✔ Opportunities for career growth within a Level 1 Trauma Center
✔ Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
✔ Tuition reimbursement to support career advancement

Competitive Pay & Growth Opportunities

At UC Health, we value our nurses and are committed to providing the best compensation and work environment possible. That’s why we’re increasing our nursing pay rates by 14% over the next three years and enhancing differential pay.

Join our team and be part of a hospital that’s making a real difference in patient care!

Job Responsibilities  

The Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Nurse (CN I) is an individual who holds a current state license to practice nursing. The practice of nursing requires specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide care to groups and individuals. The RN utilizes knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. The care is culturally based and age-specific. 

• Prepares, implements, evaluates, revises and coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care for each assigned patient in a collaborative effort with the other healthcare team members and patient/family within the time frame indicated by unit's standards of practice.  
• Communicates formulated plan of care, as appropriate, to all levels of associates involved in the patient's care, and demonstrates ability to establish priorities of care based on patient's assessment and needs. 
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment, and involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment, and continuing care of the patient.  
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different patient needs resulting from behavioral health problems, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious/cultural norms.  
• Demonstrates critical thinking, accountability, flexibility, and a cooperative attitude in meeting the needs of the unit.  
• Nursing process is accurately and concisely documented, including evaluation of treatment and in accordance to hospital policy and procedure.