Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - Emergency Center - West Campus - ED - Emergency Department
Company: Texas Children's Hospital
Location: Houston
Posted on: November 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - Emergency Center - West
CampusJob Summary
We are searching for a Staff 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.
Think you've got what it takes?
Responsibilities
* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including
bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate),
cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and
systematic manner
* Collects and analyzes data from the medical record in order to
coordinate patient care
* Identifies patient's needs pertaining to patient teaching,
discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening,
functional status, and pain management
* Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information
and changes in the patient's condition; communicates this
information to other health care team members and documents in the
medical record
* Discusses the patient's plan of care with family and/or
significant individuals and documents in the medical record as
appropriate
* Evaluates and documents patient's response to the care provided
and recognizes the patient's progress toward meeting the desired
outcomes and discusses with the patient/family
* Formulates, implements, and documents individualized teaching
plan based on patient/family assessment
* Serves as a patient/family advocate while caring for patients and
collaborating with 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 performances
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 Associates Degree in nursing with
acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed
agreement Or Technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or
current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement Or Must be
currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an
MSN.
* Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
* Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of
Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are
required
* Current BLS from the American Heart Association is required
* (1) year of professional nursing experience
Company Profile
Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community
hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in
one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from
Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and
Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only
24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area,
four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46
acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT
scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a
full-scale pharmacy.
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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