Registered Nurse Inpatient PICU

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston seeks a Registered Nurse for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on Main Campus. You will provide direct care to critically ill children in a fast-paced, family-centered environment, focusing on safety and comfort for both patients and families.

The PICU is organized into 4 cohorts to optimize outcomes, with responsibilities spanning assessment, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in nursing; current enrollment in nursing bridge program and signed agreement
• Texas RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification required
• 9 months of professional nursing experience
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills, time/resource management, flexibility, and communication
• Knowledge of nursing process, critical thinking, PALS, ACLS and collaboration with care team
• Respiratory fit testing required as part of safety standards

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, culture, spiritual and environments needs.
• Analyze situations, anticipate problems, and detect changes in status.
• Update plan of care and communicate changes to care team.
• Participate in rounds and care conferences and document in medical record.
• Assist patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care.
• Assess learning needs and readiness to learn; tailor education accordingly.
• Administer and document medications and treatments timely.
• Show willingness to acquire new knowledge and skills to improve performance.
• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Resource management

Flexibility

Oral and written communication

Teamwork / interdisciplinary

Critical thinking

Operate unit equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Associate degree in nursing / technical diploma

Enrollment in nursing bridge program

Job description

We are in search of a Registered Nurse for the PICU at Main Campus. Someone who excels in fast-paced learning with dynamic flexibility in a critical care setting. This position encompasses direct nursing care to critically ill patients, while ensuring safety and comfort, within our family centered care model.

Our PICU is divided into 4 cohorts for better patient outcomes.

The 4 cohorts are:

• 9 LT: Surgical and Neuro-surgical ICU that encompasses post liver & kidney transplants, trauma patients, seizure disorder patients, and post-operative patients
• 10 LT: MICU focusing on pulmonary/pulmonary hypertension patients, bone marrow transplant/hematology/oncology patients
• 11 LT: MICU that encompasses a mix of medical-surgical patients.
• 12 LT: Transitional ICU is a unique cohort that focuses on our chronic, technology dependent patients who need intense education with the patient and family before discharging home.

Qualifications:

• 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
• Operate unit specific equipment
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration

"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:

• 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 problem, 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
• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate
• Assess 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.