Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology Step Down (IMU)

We are searching for Registered Nurses to work in our Cardiac Patient Care Unit — individuals interested in joining our #1 Heart Center designated by U.S. News and World Report. We are cardiology focused in a fast-paced hospital setting providing quality nursing care to patients with complex congenital heart conditions. You will learn skills to care for children at the acute and intermediate level with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), drip management, family-centered care, and dynamic education and discharge preparation needs for re-entering the community. Come and grow with us! 

Think you have what it takes?  

• Cardiac/telemetry experience is preferred 
• Open to all acute care experience 
• Day and Night Vacancies

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, associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.
•    1 year experience in nursing (minimum)
•    RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
•    CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
•    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

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 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

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