Staff Nurse

Job description

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.
We are searching for a Registered Nurse for Texas Children's Pediatrics- Windsor Park- Community Care Clinic — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will gather information, assess and provide direct care to patients. Works collaboratively with other member of the healthcare team to render age appropriate care.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Clinic hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Extended clinic hours:
Tuesday and Thursday- through 7:00 PM
1st and 3rd Saturday of each month: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
• Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per practice protocol.
• Provides general patient care
• Prepares patient for examination per practice protocol.
• Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of practice.
• Completes treatments as directed by provider and within scope of practice.
• Documents all interventions per practice protocol
• Administers medication and immunizations as directed by provider per practice protocol.
• Supports patients/families in self- management of their health through assisting with education
• Provides patient/family education as instructed by the provider or practice protocol
• Triages patients Assesses patient’s eligibility for referral by verifying coverage with payer prior to initiating referral.
• Documents eligibility in medical record per practice protocol.
• Demonstrates Creating SMILES and AIDET philosophies to patients, families and co-workers
• Collects specimens and performs laboratory test
• Diploma in Nursing Or associate degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license.
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• The Following Required Licenses: RN - Lic-Registered Nurses BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support PALS - Cert-PALS
• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Ability to work extended clinic hours as needed