Registered Nurse (RN)- PACU
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Description
We are searching for a Registered Nurse (RN) to work in our PACU - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting and provide 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. This applicant will provide post-operative care to pediatric patients' by paying close attention to temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, level of consciousness, blood pressure, and pain levels.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
- excellent communication, collaboration, and teamwork skill sets
Minimum Qualifications
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Pediatric experience
Expectations
- Knowledgeable of physiologic and social sciences to breastfeeding and lactation
- Ability to organize and time manage job tasks effectively
- Provides lactation instruction and support
Responsibilities:
- Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental 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 needs in an organized and systematic manner
- Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status.
"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. "