You'll float to all ICUs, acute care, PACU, IR and ER.
Posted Sep 25 · 9 months of experience
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Unit and setting
Float-Pool · HospitalRegistered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Pediatric Float Pool
License
RN license RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License CompactRN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License CompactRN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License CompactCheck your license
Certification
BLS from the American Heart AssociationCPR - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
Education
nursing degree or diploma, or BSN or bridge enrollment with signed agreementBachelor’s degree in nursing, associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing
Experience
9 months of professional nursing experience9 months experience in professional nursing (minimum)
Also asks
PALS knowledge, strong oral and written communication, interdisciplinary collaboration
Also asks
respiratory fit testingall successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Preferred
Experience
critical care experienceLooking for critical care experience
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We are searching for an Pediatric Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) - 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? Looking for critical care experience Pediatric experience
Will float to all ICUs, Acute Care, PACU, IR, and ER
Shifts available
Days 7a-7p Nights 7p-7a
Qualifications
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 experience in professional nursing (minimum)
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
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
Neighborhoods+Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown. Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay. Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown.
Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay.
Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Getting around+Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic. Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby). Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic.
Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby).
Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Outdoors+Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park. Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination. On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park.
Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination.
On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Houston is distinct for nurses because of the Texas Medical Center—one of the world’s largest medical complexes—plus no state income tax and housing that still undercuts most big U.S. cities. Midtown, Museum Park, and the Astrodome Area sit near TMC; Downtown lofts average about $1,756 a month. Families often choose Cinco Ranch, Sugar Land, Kingwood, or Spring Branch, but Katy-style suburbs can mean 45-minute-plus drives—test both rush hours. A car is essential; transit is thin and traffic is the daily tax. Budget for a 1.40% property-tax rate and insurance averaging $4,644 a year on a $300,000 house. Summers are brutally hot and humid, pests are constant, and flooding is neighborhood-specific (Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha in 2026). The payoff is food (The Pit Room, El Tiempo), Buffalo Bayou and Memorial Parks, the Museum District, the Rodeo, and free events at Discovery Green. Safety is hyper-local: pick the neighborhood, not just the city.
