Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - NICU Level 4, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level 4 (Nights)

About the Role

We are searching for Staff Nurses for our NICU 4 Team! The ideal candidate works well in a fast‑paced setting and provides quality nursing care by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age‑appropriate care that incorporates family‑centered principles and cost‑effective practices. The role requires collecting and analyzing data from the medical record to coordinate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document assessments of the patient/family, including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs.
• Collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care.
• Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect changes in patient status.
• Identify each patient’s needs related to teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management.
• Develop an individualized plan of care based on the nursing assessment and re‑prioritize or modify it as necessary.
• Determine applicable standards of care and coordinate with other health‑team members as appropriate.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and patient‑care conferences.
• Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards.
• Evaluate and document the patient’s response to care and recognize progress toward desired outcomes.
• Identify actual or potential barriers to learning and employ various teaching strategies to overcome them.
• Maintain confidentiality concerning patient/family issues.
• Act as a resource in educating new employees and team members.
• Participate in achieving hospital/unit goals, structures, and priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a nursing degree with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement.
• Current licensure with the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact, plus BLS certification.
• At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• Strong interpersonal, time‑management, and resource‑management skills; flexibility; excellent oral and written communication; knowledge of unit‑specific equipment; understanding of the nursing process, critical‑thinking, PALS, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Previous NICU or ICU experience highly preferred.
• Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

About NICU 4

The Newborn Center at Texas Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive care for neonates and their families. Texas Children’s NICU 4 is the first recognized Level IV NICU in Texas and was ranked #3 in the nation by U.S. News in 2022 and 2024. Located on the 4th floor of the West Tower, the open‑pod unit includes a few private isolation rooms and fosters teamwork among nurses, providers, respiratory therapists, social workers, child‑life specialists, therapists, care coordinators, and pharmacists.

Patients admitted to NICU 4 may be born at the Pavilion for Women, transferred from other hospital departments, or referred from hospitals across Texas and beyond. The team cares for critically ill neonates and infants with complex medical and surgical needs, including respiratory distress, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary hypertension, hypoxic‑ischemic encephalopathy, gastroschisis, omphalocele, necrotizing enterocolitis, congenital heart disease, and other congenital anomalies such as conjoined twins. State‑of‑the‑art treatments available include Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Total Body Cooling (TBC), and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD).

About Texas Children’s Hospital

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has led in patient care, education, and research to advance health care for children and women worldwide. The organization consistently ranks as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and has been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of the city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Texas Children’s operates a comprehensive health‑care network that includes the flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, the Feigin Tower for pediatric research, the Pavilion for Women, multiple community hospitals, and a statewide health plan. It is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and employs over 15,000 dedicated team members.