Registered Nurse - Inpatient

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Medical Center is seeking an Inpatient Registered Nurse for the Acute Renal Dialysis unit. The role involves assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care with family-centered principles in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include patient data collection, assisting with dialysis, medication administration, education, and documentation in the medical record per site protocol, with a focus on safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent per Texas BON requirements.
• RN License – Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association.
• 1 year professional nursing experience.
• 2 years dialysis nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and document vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit.
• Assist in patient care and dialysis treatments per site protocol.
• Administer medications and immunizations as directed.
• Educate patients and families as instructed by physician/site protocol.
• Coordinate referrals and document education in medical record.
• Triages patient complaints per site protocol and verifies orders.

Skills

Patient assessment

Dialysis nursing

Family education

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Associate degree in nursing

Technical Diploma in Nursing

Tools

Vital signs monitors

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Specimen collection

Job description

We are searching for an Inpatient Registered Nurse for Acute Renal Dialysis unit at Texas Children's Medical Center -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol
• Troubleshoot dialysis needs and work independently on cases with a small team of other dialysis nurses.
• Collects and documents vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit
• Prepares patient for examination per site protocol
• Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site
• Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol
• Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol
• Provides patient/family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol
• Documents such education in the medical record
• Coordinates referrals
• Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol
• Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol
• Collects and processes specimen according to manufacturer’s instructions and using proper technique
• Demonstrates service philosophies to patients and families
  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.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following:
  • Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement
    Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
    Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
• RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
• 1 year professional Nursing Experience Required
• 2 years dialysis nursing experience preferred.