Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB ICU, OB Intensive Care Unit
Houston, Texas
Posted Oct 30 · 9 months of experience
- Unit and setting
- ICU
- License
- RN license Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Certification
- Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
- Experience
- 9 months of professional nursing experience
- Also asks
- Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
- Also asks
- Demonstrates good time and resource management skills and flexibility skills
- Also asks
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
- Also asks
- Ability to operate unit specific equipment
- Also asks
- This position will cross train to L&D.
Preferred
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in ICU and currently working as a direct patient care nurse preferred
- Experience
- If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery Preferred Qualifications: If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery
- Experience
- If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience Preferred Qualifications: If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience
- Also asks
- If you are interested in OB Float Pool, we prefer you have worked in all the following: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, High Risk Women's Services including Gyn and OB patients on Women's Specialty Unit
- Also asks
- 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.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Original listing
Posted on Texas Children's Hospital’s careers page.
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We are searching for an OB Intensive Care Unit Nurse ! – 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 principals and cost effective care. Think you’ve got what it takes?
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association 9 months of professional nursing experience Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills Demonstrates good time and resource management skills and flexibility skills Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills Ability to operate unit specific equipment Minimum 2 years’ experience in ICU and currently working as a direct patient care nurse preferred This position will cross train to L&D.
Preferred Qualifications
If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience If you are interested in OB Float Pool, we prefer you have worked in all the following: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, High Risk Women's Services including Gyn and OB patients on Women's Specialty Unit 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
Assesses patient with input from the patient/family Involves patient/family in the patient’s plan of care Implements high quality, cost effective patient care in conjunction with the patient/family Evaluates plan of care Educates patient and family Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills Accountable for managing time and resources in a cost-effective manner Accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in development of others Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals
What's around it?
Houston, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,361/mo
- Household income
- $64,813/yr, all local households, not nurse pay