Registered Nurse (RN) - Vascular Access Team

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

10h

About The Position

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Vascular Access Team. The nurse performs the tasks necessary to manage care for pediatric and adult patients who need difficult venous access, and provides care for central venous catheters, PICCs, and midlines while ensuring quality care and minimizing related complications. The nurse also educates patients, families, medical staff, and nursing staff about peripheral and central line care. Duties are performed in a developmentally age-appropriate manner for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and adults.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in nursing; an associate’s degree or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement; an associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for RN licensure; or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program toward an MSN with verified BSN equivalency or a signed agreement.
At least 9 months of nursing experience.
RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or a Nurse Licensure Compact license.
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience.
Critical care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform and document organized, systematic assessments of patients and families, including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs.
Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect changes in patient status.
Re-prioritize and update the plan of care based on new information or changes in the patient’s condition; communicate updates to other health care team members and document them in the medical record.
Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and document participation in the medical record.
Assist patients and families in implementing their roles in the plan of care, as appropriate.
Assess patient and family learning needs, capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn before teaching.
Demonstrate positive and effective interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.
Administer and document medications and treatments in a timely manner.
Acquire new knowledge and use new skills to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.
Provide education to patients, families, medical staff, and nursing staff in peripheral and central line care.