Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

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Registered Nurses (RN) - Cardiac Cath Lab

- someone to who work in a fast-paced and highly technical critical care hospital setting. In this position youll provide quality procedural care to cardiac patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principles and cost-effective care in a technology and resource rich environment. If you are interested in joining our #1 Heart Center designated by U.S. News and World Report - apply today and come and grow with us!

Think youve got what it takes?

Looking for Critical Care experience
Pediatric experience a plus
Cath lab experience a plus

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

"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."

ABOUT US

Since 1954, Texas Childrens has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best childrens hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this citys Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Childrens comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Childrens Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Childrens Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Childrens Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to childrens care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Childrens Health Plan, the nations first HMO focused on children; Texas Childrens Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Childrens Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Childrens Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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