Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - NICU Level 3, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level 3 (Nights)

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Pavilion for Women Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The nurse provides quality, age-appropriate, family-centered and cost-effective care by assessing, planning, educating, implementing and evaluating patient care, and by collecting and analyzing medical-record data to coordinate care. The Pavilion for Women NICU is a private-room unit that cares for critically ill neonates and infants who need complex support. The team provides complex medical and surgical care to patients born at 22 weeks or greater, including babies with multiple diagnoses and respiratory needs requiring modalities such as Bubble CPAP, NIPPV, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and jet ventilation. Nurses collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and use simulation-driven, evidence-based practices and current technology. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in accordance 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 a Nurse Licensure Compact license.
Current BLS certification.
At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, time and resource management, flexibility, and strong oral and written communication.
Knowledge of unit-specific equipment and the nursing process.
Critical thinking skills, PALS, and ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
Successful completion of respiratory fit testing.

Nice To Haves

Previous NICU or ICU experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform and document patient and family assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual and environmental needs.
Collect and analyze medical-record data to coordinate patient care.
Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems and detect changes in patient status.
Identify patient needs related to teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status and pain management.
Develop an individualized plan of care based on the nursing assessment, reprioritizing and revising it as necessary.
Determine applicable standards of care and practice and coordinate with other health team members as appropriate.
Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences.
Carry out therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards.
Evaluate and document the patient’s response to care and recognize progress toward desired outcomes.
Identify actual or potential barriers to learning and use appropriate teaching strategies to address them.
Maintain confidentiality concerning patient and family issues.
Serve as a resource when educating new employees and team members.
Participate in achieving hospital and unit goals, structures and priorities.