Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB WSU, Women's Specialty Unit

Texas Children's Medical Center • Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the Women's Specialty Unit (WSU) provides quality, age-appropriate nursing care by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating care. The role incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care in a fast-paced hospital setting. WSU serves a diverse patient population, including high-risk obstetrical patients, antepartum and postpartum patients, gynecological postsurgical patients, fetal intervention and fetal demise cases, and readmissions. High-risk antepartum patients may stay long-term with varying pregnancy complications. The unit cares for critical patients but does not care for labor patients.

Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, or another nursing degree with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement.
• Current licensure with the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking, PALS, ACLS, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Good time and resource management skills and flexibility.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate unit-specific equipment.
• Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing.

Nice To Haves

• For Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), 2–3 years of previous Labor & Delivery experience is preferred.
• For OB ICU, adult ICU experience is preferred.
• For OB Float Pool, experience in all of the following is preferred: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, and High Risk Women's Services, including gynecological and obstetrical patients on the Women's Specialty Unit.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with input from the patient and family.
• Involve the patient and family in the patient's plan of care.
• Implement high-quality, cost-effective patient care in conjunction with the patient and family.
• Evaluate the plan of care.
• Educate patients and families.
• Demonstrate commitment to the team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service.
• Manage time and resources in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain personal professional development and participate in the development of others.
• Participate in achieving hospital and unit goals.

What This Job Offers

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