Registered Nurse (RN) - WOO ICU

We are searching for an Inpatient Registered Nurse (WOO PICU)-someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position youll 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 youve got what it takes?

Looking for critical care experience
pediatric experience
full-time nights
\"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:

Bachelors degree in nursing, associates degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associates 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.
9 months 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 patients 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
ABOUT US Texas Childrens Hospital The Woodlands is north Houstons first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Childrens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Childrens 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.