Registered Nurse
Helping Hand Home for Children
Austin, Texas
- Eligibility
- RNPediatric
Posted Jun 27 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Full Time
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for TX Pediatrics roles
TX Pediatrics postings that state pay run $27/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $38/hr, across 84 postings.
About this role
Promotes, supports and maintains the health and safety of the children of Helping Hand Home. Ensures that children in care receive proper health maintenance services through their annual physical and biannual dental exams, blood work, and other appointments as needed. Ensure all children in care receive proper hygiene training, medical services, and medication administration. Provides leadership and expertise to health care team with the Health Care Manager and overseeing psychiatrist.
Sourced from a public job board.
“*Qualifications* * Valid Registered Nurse (RN) licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing. * Must have at least one year of experience working with children. * Must be able to do blood draws (phlebotomy) * Comply with polic…” · from this posting
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Place
- City
- Austin, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,729/mo
- Local household income
- $93,658/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Austin area index 98.1, where 100 is the national average.
Austin blends Barton Springs' year-round cold water with East Sixth taco trucks and South Congress honky-tonks. For an RN, Texas brings no state income tax, and the cost of living sits about 2% below the national average — meaning your nursing paycheck stretches further in a city that lives outdoors and loud.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Helping Hand Home for Children is a non-profit organization in Austin, Texas, with a 131-year history serving children in the community, particularly those in foster care. The organization recently appointed Tania Leskovar-Owens as CEO, who brings over 16 years of…
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- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?