Registered Nurse (RN) - Woodlands Flex Team

About Texas Children's Hospital

Summary:

We are searching for Registered Nurses for our Woodlands Float Pool within our nationally recognized Hospital designated by U.S. News and World Report. You will have the opportunity to work in acute care, ER, or critical care. We provide dynamic and specialized nursing care to support these patients within our family centered care model. Do you have an interest in floating to several areas and gaining experience with various acuity levels? We have a place for you!

APPLY TODAY for a recruiter to reach out to you and provide additional information and be sure to ask about the additional differential for working with our float team!

Qualifications: 

**Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is required for all employees at Texas Children’s, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption**

• 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