Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston
Galveston, TX

Pediatric RN, PICU

Company Overview Shriners Children's is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Pediatric Registered Nurse in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for our Galveston, Texas location. Job Overview PICU nurses provide emergency intensive care to critically ill pediatric burn patients. In this position, you will have the unique opportunity to help our patients through their journey from the moment the child is wheeled through the door through the time the child leaves to go home. Many of our patients return for follow up care as they grow. This will give you an opportunity as a nurse to see your great work shine through the child as they grow older. Responsibilities * Assesses comprehensive data including physical psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs and interprets assessment information to derive the diagnosis or issues as defined by the patient's condition. * Involves patient, family and healthcare team members in formulating a culturally appropriate individualized plan of care and identifies expected outcomes based on nursing assessment and diagnosis. * Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and healthcare team members. * Ensures that all components of the plan of care are documented in the patient health record. * Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs. * Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care. This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Qualifications Education BSN preferred Certification/Licensure RN in state of Texas Skills Bilingual English/Spanish preferred