Registered Nurse (RN) Data Collection Specialist PICU

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

11h

About The Position

Looking for a Registered Nurse (RN)- Nurse Data Collection Specialist for the
PICU to take responsibility for the collection and reporting of patient and unit
data that will promote alignment and clinical integration within the department.
The data provided will ensure a comprehensive system of care to optimize
strategic and operational coordination, improve outcomes for ill children and
enhance the most efficient, safe and timely utilization of resources.

Think you have what it takes?

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.

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
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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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas is required
• A minimum of 2 years clinical experience in a pediatric special care or equivalent unit

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data entry, analysis and reporting as part of the comprehensive performance improvement process
• Complete all data collection and data entry carefully and accurately per the database requirements for the highest level of data quality and integrity
• Participate in the development of new project proposals
• Conduct special projects and assignments at the direction of the Assistant Director and demonstrate evidence by review of completed project/new assignments
• Notify the site coordinator of any issues related to potential data error or inaccuracy
• Work with the project leader to refine, augment and improve on data collection methodologies and queries
• Provide input and assistance in data queries as required and into the development of data collection forms and method for tracking subjects

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level