Registered Nurse II

Registered Nurse II


Division: Pediatrics


Work Arrangement: Onsite only


Location: Houston, TX


Salary Range: $79,092 - $93,049


FLSA Status: Exempt


Work Schedule: See Job Posting


Summary

The Texas Nurse-Family Partnership pairs Bachelor-degreed registered nurses with low-income, first-time mothers to improve prenatal care and provide one-on-one child development education and counseling. Women are enrolled early in the second trimester of their pregnancy, and a nurse begins visiting them. Visits, which usually occur in the family's home, continue throughout the pregnancy and until the child is two years old. The nurses provide support, education, and counseling on health, parenting, developmental issues and life skills.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills. They will be non-judgmental, emotionally regulated under stress, and possess a calm yet engaging presence that fosters connection. A strong sense of personal sensitivity and active listening are essential, along with a natural ability to incorporate motivational interviewing into everyday interactions. Empathy, compassion, and self-awareness are key traits, as are critical thinking and the ability to facilitate options with a therapeutic approach. The candidate should be mission-minded, maintain strong professional boundaries, and exhibit a solid work ethic. Finally, the ideal candidate must be committed to supporting clients throughout the duration of this long-term program and have access to a reliable, insured automobile.

Job Duties

• Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive plan of care including goal setting at each visit and completes all required health, demographic, nursing assessments, mental health, developmental, and mother-baby dyad behavioral assessments, activities, teaching, recommendations, and nurses notes in agency, state, and national data collection systems.
• Comprehensively assesses client's (as well as the child's) biophysical, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Collaboratively identifies problems/barriers/opportunities for intervention. Facilitates goal setting, resolution and revision of plans on an ongoing basis.
• Routinely assesses client's status and progress; if progress is static or regressive, determine the reason and proactively encourage appropriate adjustments in the care plan, providers and/or services to promote better outcomes.
• Communicates thoughtfully and effectively with clients related to appointments, home or alternate visits, cancellations, re-schedules using approved methods considering HIPAA considerations at all times.
• Participates in NFP team meetings, case conferences, program evaluations and data reviews to provide feedback, assess effectiveness, generate ideas, and develop plans to increase efficiencies and improve quality for both the NFP program and to clients/individuals enrolled in the program.
• Stays informed of current trends in Maternal/Child nursing to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting services includes maintaining required certifications, licenses, or skills check offs and actively participates in shared learning during team based meetings.
• Partners to provide community education, marketing and outreach for Nurse Family Partnership when needed for community awareness about the NFP program and to help generate referrals for sustainability and caseload management.
• Carries a caseload up to 30 clients.
• Travels throughout designated areas to multiple client homes within Harris County and Fort Bend County.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Two years of relevant experience as a licensed Registered Nurse (RN).
• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid Texas Driver's License and auto insurance.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Maternal child health background.

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.


Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Requisition ID: 26674