Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurology

At Texas Children’s Hospital, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values—Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust—we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day.
This Registered Nurse (RN) will work with our Inpatient Neurology Team in a fast-paced hospital setting and will 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 nurse will provide specialized care for patients with neurological disorders within the pediatric population.
Think you’ve got what it takes? (Ok with Nights)
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.
9 months 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
Acute care/Neurology experience
"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”
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.

Skills
Patient Care

Experience
0-1 yrs

Work arrangement
No