Registered Nurse (RN) - Dialysis - Travel / Local Contract - Nights

We are searching for an Inpatient Registered Nurse - Acute Dialysis someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

Assists in the collection of patient / family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol

Collects and documents vital signs, height / weight and reason for visit

Prepares patient for examination per site protocol

Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site

Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol

Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol

Provides patient / family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol

Documents such education in the medical record

Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol

Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol

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.

Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following :

Associate degree in nursing / related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement

Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement

~ Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact

~ 1 Year Professional Nursing Experience Required

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.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; 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.

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