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Texas Children's Hospital

Registered Nurse - Pedi Radiology (RN)

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Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, US · Full-time · $78,000 – $98,000

About this role

We are searching for a Registered Nurse (RN) Pedi Radiology who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. Provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care. Incorporate family-centered principles and cost-effective care in all actions.

This applicant will help bring together world-class expertise, leading-edge technology working alongside a renowned team. Deliver comprehensive, accurate and safe pediatric imaging. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, culture, spiritual, and environmental needs. Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status. Re-prioritizes plan of care and communicates with health care team members.

Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills. Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives. Join Texas Children’s Hospital, leading in patient care, education and research since 1954.

Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Recognized by Houston Business Journal as one of the city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Comprehensive health care network includes primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center.

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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
  • Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members

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 and communicates this information to other health care team members
  • 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
  • Assesses patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching
  • Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner
  • Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
  • Recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years
  • Part of Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network including primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center