Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Uses appropriate evidence-based assessment, complex interviewing techniques and instruments related to ambulatory care nursing in collecting pertinent patient, family, or population specific data.
- Develops and continuously updates an individualized plan for patients seeking care for health promotion, health
- Prioritizes interventions and implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family, caregivers, and other
- Organizes components of the plan and delegate appropriate interventions to care team members
- Orients the patient, family, caregiver to the health care delivery system, services, access to care, and available resources.
- Conducts a systematic, ongoing, and criterion-based evaluation of the outcomes of nursing care in relation to the structures and processes prescribed by the plan and the indicated timeline.
- Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients, families, visitors, peers and other healthcare team members to generate a feeling of trust and caring.
Skills & Requirements
- Required Bachelor's Degree in nursing or Associate's Degree or other Technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement (see comments below) 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.in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement (see comments below)Must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
- Required RN - Lic-Registered Nurses Board of Nursing for the by the State of Texas And BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association
- Required 1 year Professional nursing experience
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.
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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.