Registered Nurse (RN) - WC PACU

Texas Children's Hospital; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to work in our PACU, providing pediatric postoperative care in a fast-paced hospital environment.

You will assess, plan, educate, implement, and evaluate age-appropriate care with family-centered principles, while ensuring cost-effective practices. CPR-BLS certification required; Texas RN license required.

Qualifications

• RN license in Texas or Nurse License Compact
• 9 months nursing experience minimum
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family in an organized manner including biophysical, psychosocial, age-appropriate developmental needs
• Analyzes situations, anticipates problems, and detects changes in patient status
• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information; communicates with health care team
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and documentation in medical record
• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care
• Assess patient family learning needs and readiness to learn prior to teaching
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills with patients/families and staff
• Administers and documents medications and treatments timely
• Demonstrates willingness to acquire new knowledge and skills
• Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Family-centered care

Documentation

Communication skills

Medication administration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Associate’s degree in nursing

Technical diploma in nursing

BSN program enrollment

MSN bridge pathway

Job description

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?

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.
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric experience
• Surgery/Post Anesthesia Care experience

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

"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

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

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.