Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool Critical Care (ICU) Nights

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TCH Medical Center is seeking a Nightshift Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Float Team. You will deliver age-appropriate care, assess needs, educate families, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Two Float Pool teams are hiring: Flex Team and Critical Care Team, covering ICU, Acute Care, EC, Bone Marrow Transplant, NICU, and more. Preferred 2 years EC/ICU experience and pediatric exposure are desired.

Qualifications

• BSN or RN degree with eligibility or enrollment in BSN program.
• Minimum 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• RN license in Texas or Nurse License Compact.
• CPR/BLS from AHA.
• Strong interpersonal skills, time management, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of patient/family using comprehensive approaches.
• Analyzes patient status and anticipates changes or complications.
• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care; communicates with healthcare team.
• Participates in rounds and care conferences; documents in medical record.

Skills

Pediatric care

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

RN license in TX

CPR/BLS certification

PALS preferred

Job description

We are searching for a Nightshift Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) for our Float Team - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position you’ll provide quality 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?

There are two teams within our Float Pool we are hiring for:

• Flex Team: floats to All ICU floors, All Acute Care floors and the EC.
• Critical Care Team: floats to all ICU floors, inclusive of EC, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Adult Congenital Heart.

Acute Care -

• General Med/Surg Transplant
• Surgical/Ortho
• Rehab
• Neuro
• Pulmonary/Endo/Adolescents
• PHMU
• CPCU
• Cancer Center

Critical Care -

• CICU (3 floors)
• PICU (4 floors)
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• NICU (3 different levels)
• EC
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease

*Preferred 2 years EC and/or ICU RN experience

*Pediatric experience preferred

Shift: Nights 7p-7a (Full & Part time available)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.
• 9 months professional nursing experience (required)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit-specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, 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 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