Registered Nurse (RN) - Bone Marrow Transplant - Cancer Center

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is seeking an Inpatient Staff Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care to pediatric patients, including assessment, planning, education, implementation, and evaluation.

You will work in a fast-paced setting, collaborate with the health care team, and ensure family-centered, evidence-based care with a focus on safety and efficiency. Texas Children's offers a supportive team and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree with RN eligibility in Texas.
• Active RN license in Texas or compact.
• BLS from American Heart Association required; 1 year nursing experience; pediatrics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents patient/family assessment.
• Develops an individualized plan of care within 24 hours of admission.
• Executes nursing interventions per standards of practice.
• Identifies changes in patient condition and uses appropriate interventions.
• Identifies learning barriers and uses teaching strategies for patient/family.
• Maintains effective communication with health care team for timely diagnostic and patient flow.
• Demonstrates delegation and prioritization skills.

Skills

RN license

BLS certified

Pediatrics experience

Patient education

Care planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree / associate degree RN eligibility (Texas Board of Nursing)

Nursing bridge/MSN enrollment preferred

Job description

We are searching for an Inpatient Staff Nurse -- 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 in a manner that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license, technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement, or currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN is required
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact required
• BLS from the American Heart Association required
• 1-year professional nursing experience required
• 1- year of nursing experience in Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, ICU or Critical Care preferred

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner
• Develops an individualized plan of care based upon the nursing assessment reflecting the bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs of the patient/family and ensures plan is initiated, dated, and individualized by the RN within 24 hours of admission
• Executes therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards of practice and appropriate policies and procedures related to care delivery
• Identifies and documents changes in patient’s condition and/or abnormal findings and uses appropriate problem solving and interventions
• Identifies actual/potential barriers to learning (emotional, physical, cognitive, etc.) and utilizes teaching strategies and materials as appropriate to the learning ability of the patient/family
• Ensures and participates in ongoing communication with other health care team members in order to provide timely performance of diagnostic examination and effective patient flow from admission to discharge
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation and prioritization skills related to patient interventions and therapies