Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU who excels in a fast-paced environment. The role involves providing post-operative care for pediatric patients, ensuring nursing fundamentals are met while working collaboratively. Candidates should possess a nursing degree and a strong background in critical care or PACU settings. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team in a leading children's hospital dedicated to exemplary patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have RN License by Texas Board of Nursing.
• 1 year of nursing experience required.
• CPR - Basic Life Support certification from AHA.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-operative care to pediatric patients.
• Perform assessments and communicate with healthcare team members.
• Administer and document medications and treatments.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Associate’s degree in nursing

Technical diploma in nursing

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Job Description

We are searching for a Registered Nurse (RN) to work in our PACU- someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting and 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. This applicant will provide post-operative care to pediatric patients' by paying close attention to temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, level of consciousness, blood pressure, and pain levels.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

• Ok with 1030am - 9pm schedule
• ICU/critical care and/or PACU experience
• excellent communication, collaboration, and teamwork skill sets
  
  
  

Minimum 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.
• 1 year experience in nursing (minimum)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric experience
• ICU/Post Anesthesia Care experience
  
  
  

Expectations

• Knowledgeable of physiologic and social sciences to breastfeeding and lactation
• Ability to organize and time manage job tasks effectively
• Provides lactation instruction and support
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental 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 needs in an organized and systematic manner
• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.
  
  
  

"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. "

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.

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