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Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston, Texas

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RNPICUPediatricBurn Care

Posted Aug 8, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 9, 2026

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Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status. PICU nurses provide emergency intensive care to critically ill pediatric burn patients. In this position, you will have the unique opportunity to help our patients through their journey from the moment the child is wheeled through the door through the time the child leaves to go home. Many of our patients return for follow up care as they grow. This will give you an opportunity as a nurse to see your great work shine through the child as they grow older. Key Responsibilities: Assesses comprehensive data including physical, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs and interprets assessment information to derive the diagnosis. Involves patient, family and health care team members in formulating a culturally appropriate individualized plan of care and identifies expected outcomes based on nursing assessment and diagnosis. Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and health care team members. Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs. Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care. Required Qualifications: BSN degree or in progress Texas RN license Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association Two years' acute care hospital experience Preferred Qualifications: Previous ICU, PACU or NICU experience Pediatric experience Bilingual English/Spanish Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Skills for this role

Psychosocial assessmentCare plan evaluationCare plan implementationPatient family and caregiver educationPediatric emergency careBurn careBurn treatmentPediatric critical & intensive careInitial patient assessmentMultidisciplinary team collaborationCritical careDiagnostic result interpretation

Certifications

BLS

Requirements

  • Texas RN license
  • BSN degree or in progress
  • Texas RN license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
  • Two years' acute care hospital experience
  • Previous ICU, PACU or NICU experience (preferred)
  • Pediatric experience (preferred)
  • Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

About the employer

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Shriners Hospitals for Children
Specialty Hospital

You would be joining Shriners Children's in Dayton, a nonprofit pediatric specialty hospital where the work centers on kids—orthopedics, burns, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate—and care is not turned away for inability to pay. Full-time OR RN roles…

What reviewers appreciate

  • Nurse residency program for new nurses
  • Nursing REACH clinical advancement across four domains
  • Blended preceptor program with workshop on feedback and communication

What reviewers flag

  • Many describe toxic culture, micromanagement, and public shaming
  • Leadership reported as out of touch with high turnover and low trust
  • Advancement opportunities can feel limited and skills underused
mission-drivenpediatric specialtyfamily-centerednonprofitmicromanagement concernshigh turnover reports

Living in Galveston, TX

Galveston is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast, blending beachfront living with historic charm. The Strand District offers 19th-century architecture and local shops downtown, while the seawall stretches miles along the Gulf. It is a laid-back coastal community where island life shapes the daily rhythm.

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State price level · Texas
97.1
3% below the national average
Median gross rent
$1,298/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

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