Registered Nurse (Full-Time) - West Campus Flex Team

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 an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact
• BLS certification with American Heart Association are required
• One (1) year of professional nursing experience

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 problem, and detects changes in patient status 
• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s 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.