Registered Nurse (RN) Pediatric ICU (PICU) Nights

About the role

Texas Children’s is seeking a Registered Nurse for the PICU at Main Campus for NIGHTSHIFT. The ideal candidate should excel in fast-paced learning and dynamic flexibility in a critical care setting.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner.
• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.
• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record.
• Auxiliary patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate.
• Assesses patient/family learning needs, capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.
• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and 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 performance.
• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required +signed agreement.
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS American Heart Association certification are required.
• 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate good time and resource management skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to operate unit specific equipment.
• Able to work nights.
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates must meet the following requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required +signed agreement.
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS American Heart Association certification are required.
• 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate good time and resource management skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to operate unit specific equipment.
• Able to work nights.
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Skills

• Positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Good time and resource management skills.
• Flexibility.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate unit specific equipment.
• Ability to work nights.
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Benefits

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.

Pay

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

NIGHTSHIFT

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. 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; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new 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; and 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. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s 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.