Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Pediatric Surgery Clinic

Texas Children's Medical Center•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Outpatient Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Austin, Texas provides quality, age-appropriate, family-centered nursing care. The role includes supporting patients and families in end-of-life situations and delivering care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, education, and evaluation. The nurse uses evidence-based practices to assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, coordinate care with patients, families, caregivers, and other health care professionals, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes. Care and communication may occur during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communications. The role also involves documenting care, promoting positive patient experiences, maintaining clinical competence, and contributing to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, or an accepted alternative education pathway.
At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Respiratory fit testing is required for successful candidates.
Accepted alternative education pathways include an associate degree or technical diploma in nursing with current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement to obtain a BSN; or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program leading to an MSN, with verified BSN equivalency or a signed agreement.
Additional education pathways and grandfathered requirements apply to eligible internal transfers, existing employees, and rehires based on employment history.

Responsibilities

Use evidence-based assessments and interviewing techniques to collect patient-, family-, and population-specific health information.
Prioritize assessment findings based on immediate and anticipated patient needs.
Develop and update individualized care plans in partnership with patients, families, caregivers, and other health care professionals.
Implement evidence-based nursing interventions during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communications.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriate interventions based on team members’ competencies, applicable regulations, and organizational policies.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about health management, preventive care, available services, and community resources.
Evaluate patient responses and progress toward expected outcomes and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, care plans, interventions, education, and evaluation results in the patient health record.
Promote positive patient experiences through compassionate communication, patient advocacy, and professional collaboration.
Maintain clinical competence through ongoing education and participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.