Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Congenital Heart

About Texas Children's Hospital

Summary:

We are searching for a Registered Nurses to work in our Adult Congenital Heart Unit - someone with an interest to work in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will 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. 

Think you have what it takes?

• critical care experience
• pediatric experience

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.

Skills & Requirements

•  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 and current BLS certification is required

•  1 year of professional nursing experience

•  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

Specific Duties

•  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 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