Registered Nurse (RN) ICU Float Pool (Days)

Texas Children's Medical Center • Houston, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are searching for a Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) for our Float Team - 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 principles and cost-effective care. Think you’ve got what it takes? Flex Team: floats to All ICU floors, All Acute Care floors and the EC. Acute Care - General Med/Surg Transplant, Surgical/Ortho, Rehab, Neuro, Pulmonary/Endo/Adolescents, PHMU, CPCU, Cancer Center. Critical Care – CICU (3 floors), PICU (4 floors), Bone Marrow Transplant, NICU (3 different levels), EC, Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

Requirements

• 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 professional nursing experience (required)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit-specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Nice To Haves

• 2 years EC and/or ICU RN experience
• Pediatric experience preferred

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree