Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Staff Nurse - West Campus PICU

We are searching for Inpatient PICU Nurses to work at our West Campus Location - applicants 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. Think you've got what it takes? 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. 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 * The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit-specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, and interdisciplinary collaboration 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