Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB WSU, Women's Specialty Unit

Texas Children's Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children’s hospital in Houston, Texas, is seeking a Women's Specialty Unit & Antepartum Nurse to provide top-quality care in a fast-paced environment. This role involves assessing, planning, and educating patients while involving their families in care decisions. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in nursing, current nursing licensure in Texas, and at least 9 months of nursing experience. Flexibility and strong communication skills are essential, as well as a commitment to maintaining high care standards in a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a nurse in Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• 9 months of nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs with input from family.
• Educate patients and family on care.
• Implement high-quality, effective care plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or related

Job description

We are searching for a Women's Specialty Unit & Antepartum Nurse ! – 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 principals and cost effective care. Think you’ve got what it takes?

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• 9 months of professional nursing experience
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates good time and resource management skills and flexibility skills
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate unit specific equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery
• If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience
• If you are interested in OB Float Pool, we prefer you have worked in all the following: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, High Risk Women's Services including Gyn and OB patients on Women's Specialty Unit

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

• Assesses patient with input from the patient/family
• Involves patient/family in the patient’s plan of care
• Implements high quality, cost effective patient care in conjunction with the patient/family
• Evaluates plan of care
• Educates patient and family
• Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills
• Accountable for managing time and resources in a cost-effective manner
• Accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in development of others
• Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals
• WSU has a diverse patient population. High risk obstetrical patients, antepartum and post-partum. Gynecological post surgical, fetal intervention, fetal demise, and any patient readmissions. This is not your typical antepartum unit. We see high-risk antepartum patients who may stay long-term with varying complications of pregnancy. You will see critical patients and learn a ton! We don't see labor patients here.