Texas Children's Hospital
Registered Nurse - Inpatient Flex Team
Texas Children's Hospital, Katy, Texas, United States, 77494
We are searching for an Inpatient Flex Team Registered Nurse - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position you'll provide quality nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principles and cost-effective care. We need someone who can collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care.
In this role you will float to all ICUs, Acute Care, PACU, IR and ER
Think you've got what it takes?
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in nursing, associate's degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate's degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.* 1 year experience in nursing (minimum)* RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact* CPR - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association* Critical Care experience highly preferred
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Responsibilities:
* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner* Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status* Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient's condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record* Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record* Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate* Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching* Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members* Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner* Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance* Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives
In this role you will float to all ICUs, Acute Care, PACU, IR and ER
Think you've got what it takes?
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in nursing, associate's degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate's degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.* 1 year experience in nursing (minimum)* RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact* CPR - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association* Critical Care experience highly preferred
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Responsibilities:
* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner* Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status* Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient's condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record* Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record* Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate* Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching* Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members* Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner* Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance* Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives