Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - NICU Level 4, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level 4 (Nights)
About The Position
Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses for its Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The role provides age-appropriate, high-quality nursing care using family-centered principles and cost-effective practices. Nurses assess, plan, educate, implement, and evaluate care, and collect and analyze medical-record data to coordinate patient care. The NICU cares for critically ill neonates and infants who require complex care and the highest level of support. Patients may need complex medical or surgical treatment for conditions including respiratory distress, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary hypertension, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, gastroschisis, omphalocele, necrotizing enterocolitis, congenital heart disease, and other congenital anomalies. The team uses state-of-the-art technology and evidence-based practices, with specialized treatments including CRRT, ECMO, total body cooling, and peritoneal dialysis. The unit is an open-pod setting with some private isolation rooms, located on the fourth floor of the West Tower. Nurses work with an interdisciplinary team that includes providers, respiratory therapists, social workers, child life specialists, physical, occupational, speech, and music therapists, care coordinators, and pharmacists. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing.
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 state.
- BLS certification.
- At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
- Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
- Good time and resource management skills.
- Flexibility and strong oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of unit-specific equipment and the nursing process.
- Critical-thinking skills.
- PALS.
- 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 individualized plans of care based on nursing assessments and reprioritize or adjust them as needed.
- 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.
- Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards.
- Evaluate and document patient responses 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 in educating new employees and team members.
- Participate in achieving hospital and unit goals, structures, and priorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
