Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - Mother Baby Unit - Maternal - Newborn
Company: Texas Children's Hospital
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - Mother Baby UnitJob
Summary
We are searching for a Staff Nurse - someone who works well in a
fast-paced setting. In this position, you'll provide 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.
Think you've got what it takes?
Responsibilities
* Perform and document assessments of the patient/family including
biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and
environmental needs
* Collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to
coordinate patient care
* Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect
changes in patient status
* Identify each patient's needs pertaining to patient teaching,
discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening,
functional status, and pain management
* Develop an individualized plan of care based upon the nursing
assessment and re-prioritize and change as necessary
* Determine which standards of care and practice apply to the
patient and coordinate among other health team members as
appropriate
* Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care
conferences
* Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to
established standards
* Evaluate and document the patient's response to the care provided
and recognize their progress towards the desired outcome
* Identify actual/potential barriers to learning and utilize
various teaching strategies to overcome them as appropriate
* Maintain confidentiality concerning patient/family issues
* Act as a resource in educating new employees/team members
* Participate in achieving hospital/unit goals, structures, and
priorities
Qualifications
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster
dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for
Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at
Texas Children's, unless approved for a medical or religious
exemption.
* Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with
acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed
agreement
* Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of
Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are
required
* 1 year of professional nursing experience
* 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, and interdisciplinary collaboration
Company Profile
Texas Children's Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive
obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals
nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full
continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full
spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an
array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal
surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children's
Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient
care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid
access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN
practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and
The Women's Place - Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all
housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a
community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit
texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also
learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All
applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions
at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical
disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected
Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the
performance of the work involved.
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