Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient

About Us

Texas Children’s has been a leader in patient care, education, and research for children and women globally since 1954. We are ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized by Houston Business Journal as one of the city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

About the Role

We are searching for Staff Nurses for our NICU 2 Team. This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting and can provide quality nursing care by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care with a focus on family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

Key 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 to coordinate patient care.
• Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect changes in patient status.
• Identify patient needs related 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 applicable standards of care and practice and coordinate among other health team members.
• 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 care and recognize progress towards desired outcomes.
• Identify actual/potential barriers to learning and utilize various teaching strategies to overcome them.
• 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 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.
• BLS certification.
• 9 months of professional nursing experience.
• 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 the nursing process.
• Critical thinking skills.
• PALS.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration.

Preferred Experience

• Previous NICU or ICU experience is highly preferred.

Note: All successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing.