Registered Nurse (RN) ICU Float Pool (Days)

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) for the Float Team to provide quality care in a fast-paced hospital setting. The role covers all ICU and acute care floors as well as EC, with a focus on family-centered, cost-effective nursing practice.

Qualified candidates bring at least 9 months of nursing experience, Texas RN licensure or eligibility, BLS, and strong communication and teamwork skills. Respiratory fit testing will be required upon hire.

Qualifications

• 9 months of professional nursing experience required.
• RN license by Texas Board of Nursing or eligibility (NCLEX).
• CPR - Basic Life Support (AHA).
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal, time/resource management, and written/oral communication skills; knowledge of nursing process and critical thinking.
• Respiratory fit testing will be required per safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family needs and document care in a timely, organized manner.
• Analyze patient status, anticipate changes, and adjust the care plan accordingly.
• Communicate updates to the health care team and document in the medical record.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care conferences to coordinate patient care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Flexibility

Oral and written communication

Nursing knowledge

Critical thinking

PALS

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nursing degree (BSN/ADN/technical diploma) with RN license eligibility

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for a 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?

• Flex Team: floats to All ICU floors, All Acute Care floors and the EC.

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

Days 7a-7p (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

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.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.