Texas Children's Hospital
Registered Nurse - Inpatient Surgical Ortho Trauma Unit
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Registered Nurse - Inpatient Surgical Ortho Trauma Unit
We are searching for a Part Time Registered Nurse for our Surgical/Ortho/Trauma unit – someone who works well in a fast‑paced setting. 11WT is a 36 bed surgical/orthopedic/trauma unit. The unit consists of 32 general admission beds and 4 designated trauma beds. 11WT receives a wide array of surgical patients from a variety of surgical services.
Orthopedic Surgery: spinal fusions, bone fractures, osteotomies
Urology Surgery: ureteral re‑implants, nephrectomies, bladder augmentations
Plastic Surgery: cleft lip and/or palate repairs, rhinoplasties, brachial plexus repairs
General Surgery: appendectomies, hernia repairs, pectus repairs, tumor resections
Orthopedic Surgery: spinal fusions, bone fractures, osteotomies
Urology Surgery: ureteral re‑implants, nephrectomies, bladder augmentations
Plastic Surgery: cleft lip and/or palate repairs, rhinoplasties, brachial plexus repairs
ENT Surgery: Tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, PE Tube placement, cochlear implants
The 4 trauma beds are used for patients who have sustained a multisystem or severe injury from some sort of trauma. You may also see minor trauma patients throughout the unit. Some types of trauma seen include motor vehicle accidents, auto‑pedestrian accidents, ATV accidents, gunshot wounds, sports injuries, and child abuse. The nurses who care for these patients in the trauma rooms have received additional training on how to care and manage these types of patients. The trauma nurse is an expanded role that is offered on 11WT.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required
Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification with American Heart Association are required
9 months of professional nursing experience
The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
Demonstrate good time and resource management skills
Demonstrate flexibility
Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills
Operate unit specific equipment
Able to work nights
Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration
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.
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; 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.
Assesses 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.
Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.
About Us Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high‑risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
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.
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Orthopedic Surgery: spinal fusions, bone fractures, osteotomies
Urology Surgery: ureteral re‑implants, nephrectomies, bladder augmentations
Plastic Surgery: cleft lip and/or palate repairs, rhinoplasties, brachial plexus repairs
General Surgery: appendectomies, hernia repairs, pectus repairs, tumor resections
Orthopedic Surgery: spinal fusions, bone fractures, osteotomies
Urology Surgery: ureteral re‑implants, nephrectomies, bladder augmentations
Plastic Surgery: cleft lip and/or palate repairs, rhinoplasties, brachial plexus repairs
ENT Surgery: Tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, PE Tube placement, cochlear implants
The 4 trauma beds are used for patients who have sustained a multisystem or severe injury from some sort of trauma. You may also see minor trauma patients throughout the unit. Some types of trauma seen include motor vehicle accidents, auto‑pedestrian accidents, ATV accidents, gunshot wounds, sports injuries, and child abuse. The nurses who care for these patients in the trauma rooms have received additional training on how to care and manage these types of patients. The trauma nurse is an expanded role that is offered on 11WT.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required
Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification with American Heart Association are required
9 months of professional nursing experience
The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
Demonstrate good time and resource management skills
Demonstrate flexibility
Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills
Operate unit specific equipment
Able to work nights
Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration
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.
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; 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.
Assesses 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.
Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.
About Us Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high‑risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
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.
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