Staff Nurse - Inpatient

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 OR Staff Nurse for the Pavilion for Women. The role involves nursing care for obstetrics and gynecology patients in a fast-paced perioperative setting, coordinating referrals and triaging patient needs.

The position requires a Bachelor’s or RN-equivalent education, active RN license in Texas or through the Nurse Licensure Compact, and BLS. Minimum 9 months RN experience with 3 years OR experience preferred, including OB/GYN/da Vinci surgery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or RN-equivalent as accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for licensure
• RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
• 9 months of professional RN experience
• 3 years Operating Room experience preferred (OBGYN/Robotics/daVINci)

Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting patient/family data per site protocol
• Collect vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit
• Prepare patient for examination per site protocol
• Assist provider during treatments and testing per site protocol
• Administer medications and immunizations per site protocol
• Document administration of medications in the medical record
• Provide patient/family education as instructed
• Coordinate referrals
• Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol
• Verify provider orders per site protocol
• Collect and process specimens per manufacturer’s instructions
• Demonstrate service philosophies to patients and families

Skills

RN License

BLS

RN Experience

OR Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Associate degree in nursing

Technical Diploma in Nursing

Nursing Bridge Program

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for an Inpatient OR Staff Nurse for the Pavilion for Women -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

Pavilion for Women Operating Room

Pavilion for Women Operating Room includes a surgical suite and procedure space that supports obstetrics, gynecology, fetal surgery, general surgery, urgent interventional radiology, and other specialized services for pregnant patients and women. Perioperative Services also supports operating rooms in Labor and Delivery along with procedure, pre operative, and recovery areas in the Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic. The unit provides care for patients ranging from adolescents to adult women and operates as part of the broader Perioperative Services Department.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol
• Collects and documents vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit
• Prepares patient for examination per site protocol
• Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site
• Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol
• Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol
• Provides patient/family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol
• Documents such education in the medical record
• Coordinates referrals
• Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol
• Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol
• Collects and processes specimen according to manufacturer’s instructions and using proper technique
• Demonstrates service philosophies to patients and families

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.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following:
  • Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement
  • Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
  • Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
• RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required
• 9 months of professional RN experience
• 3 years Operating Room experience preferred. OBGYN/Robotics/daVINci Operating Room experience preferred

About Us

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.

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.