Job Description

About Texas Children's Hospital

Since 1954, Texas Childrens has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best childrens hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this citys Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Texas Childrens comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Childrens Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Childrens Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Childrens Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to childrens care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nations first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Childrens Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org. Texas Childrens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Summary:

We are searching for an Inpatient Registered Nurse - PICU - West Campus who can work well in a fast-paced setting. In this position youll provide quality nursing care to critical care patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principals and cost-effective care. This role will float between units such as ER, ICU, PACU, General Peds Acute Care and Cancer Center.

Think youve got what it takes?

* Pediatric ICU experience
* Available to work nights

Responsibilities :

* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner
* Collects and analyzes data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care
* Identifies patient's needs pertaining to patient teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management
* Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes in the patient's condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record
* Discusses the patient's plan of care with family and/or significant individuals and documents in the medical record as appropriate
* Evaluates and documents patient's response to the care provided and recognizes the patient's progress toward meeting the desired outcomes and discusses with the patient/family
* Formulates, implements, and documents individualized teaching plan based on patient/family assessment
* Serves as a patient/family advocate while caring for patients and collaborating with other health care team members
* Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner
* Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performances

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
* Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Compact Licensure required
* Current BLS from the American Heart Association is required
* (1) year of professional nursing experience