Registered Nurse; RN ICU Float Pool

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) ICU Float Pool (Days)

Talent Area: Registered Nurse

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: Nursing Float

Shift: 7a-7p

Job : 424843

We are searching for a Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) for our Float Team - someone who works well in a fast‑paced hospital setting. In this position you’ll provide quality 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.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

There are two teams within our Float Pool we are hiring for:

• Flex Team
  : floats to All ICU floors, All Acute Care floors and the EC.
• Critical Care Team
  : floats to all ICU floors, inclusive of EC, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Adult Congenital Heart.

• 2 years EC and/or ICU RN experience
• Pediatric experience preferred

• 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 professional nursing experience (required)
• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit‑specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• 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

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.