Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Outpatient Program
About the role
We are searching for a part-time Registered Nurse (RN) who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you'll provide direct and telephone nursing care, health teaching, patient advocacy, supervision and coordination of care given by others, and the coordination of services required for patients outside the ambulatory care setting in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Uses appropriate evidence-based assessment, complex interviewing techniques and instruments related to ambulatory care nursing in collecting pertinent patient, family, or population-specific data.
- Develops and continuously updates an individualized plan for patients seeking care for health promotion, health maintenance, or health-related situational problems.
- Prioritizes interventions and implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family, caregivers, and other health care professionals in a timely manner.
- Conducts a reevaluation and follow-up of care delivered based on the patient’s needs, the patient’s condition, or the patient’s request.
- Incorporates the patient’s families’ and caregiver’s ability to understand and participate in the plan of care.
- Uses ongoing reassessment data to revise the diagnoses, expected outcomes, and implementation of the plan as needed.
- Demonstrates patient advocacy as evidenced in response to patient care issues and collaboration with the health care team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing
- OR Associates Degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
- OR Technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
- OR Must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
- Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact.
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
- 9 months of professional nursing experience required.
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education, and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. We are consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. We have also been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s 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 Tower for pediatric research.
- Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births.
- Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston.
- Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston.
- Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, a state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families.
We have also created:
- Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children.
- Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country.
- Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children.
- A global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world.
Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse, and successful pediatric programs in the nation.