Registered Nurse (RN) - Holding Cath Recovery Unit

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking an Inpatient Nurse for the Holding Cath Recovery Unit. You will provide age-appropriate nursing care, coordinate patient care from assessment to evaluation, and work within a fast-paced pediatric environment focused on family-centered care and cost-effective practices.

Shifts are 10 hours with self scheduling for four days weekly (Mon-Fri) and no weekend calls, with opportunities to gain experience in cardiology/acute care and pediatric critical care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent with BSN pathway or BSN-equivalency.
• 9 months nursing experience minimum.
• RN license by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact.
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, time management, and communication skills; knowledge of nursing process, critical thinking, PALS and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family in a structured, organized manner.
• Monitor patient status and anticipate problems.
• Update Plan of Care and communicate changes to team.
• Participate in rounds and care conferences; document in medical record.
• Assist patients/family in implementing their care plan.
• Assess learning needs and readiness to learn.
• Demonstrate professional interpersonal skills with patients, families, and staff.
• Administer medications and treatments timely.
• Engage in unit performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Nursing experience

CPR/BLS

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Communication skills

Critical thinking

PALS

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Associate’s degree in nursing

BSN bridge program enrollment

Texas RN license or compact license

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for an Inpatient Nurse to work in our

Job Description

We are searching for an Inpatient Nurse to work in our Holding Cath Recovery Unit —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. We need someone who can collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

• 10hr shifts (no call/no weekends)
• Cardiology and/or Acute Care experience
• Pediatric/Critical Care experience a plus

Staggered 10hr shifts that can start at 6am, 8 am and 1230 pm - self scheduling for 4 days per week (M-F) with one day off

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 experience in nursing (minimum)
• 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
• 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

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. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 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.

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