Clinical Nurse - Pediatrics ICU - Nights
Houston, Texas
You'll care for high-acuity pediatric patients in the PICU alongside physicians and a multidisciplinary team.
- Eligibility
- PedsPICU
Posted Oct 21 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights Work Week: Nights40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Pediatrics ICU (PICU) you'll care for high-acuity pediatric patientshigh-acuity pediatric patients
- License
- RN license Current State of Texas Professional Nursing licenseCurrent Texas RN license
- Term
- Permanent Employment Status: Full-TimeFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program NTS: All clinical nurses with less than one year of registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.
- License
- Current Texas RN license Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license Check your license
- Certification
- ACLS ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing
- Also asks
- Clinical Nurse Residency Program if under one year of RN experience All clinical nurses with less than one year of registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.
Preferred
- Certification
- OCN (oncology nurse certification) OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification
- Certification
- Certification in your specialty practice area Certification in specialty practice area
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- Prior PICU experience The ideal candidate will have prior PICU experience
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Texas Pediatrics median is $75k/yrTexas Pediatrics postings that state pay run $59k/yr to $104k/yr, the middle half $66k/yr to $84k/yr, across 83 postings. This posting's $68k/yr to $143k/yr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
- Bonus
- Referral bonus available Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Bonus
- Annual incentive opportunities annual incentive opportunities
- Pay reviews
- Exempt, eligible for overtime at time and a half FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a time and a half rate
Benefits
- BenefitsAnnual merit increase programan annual merit increase program
- BenefitsEmployer-funded pension contributionan employer-funded pension contribution
- BenefitsMedical, dental and vision coveragemedical/dental/vision coverage
- BenefitsGenerous paid time offgenerous paid time off
- BenefitsOpportunities for professional growth and developmentopportunities for professional growth and development
- BenefitsTuition benefitstuition benefits
More benefits (6)
- BenefitsEducational opportunitieseducational opportunities
- BenefitsIndividual and team recognitionindividual and team recognition
- BenefitsRelocation assistance availableRelocation Assistance Available?: Yes
- medical
- dental
- paid time off
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- medications, procedures and emergency response managing complex patient needs, administering medications and treatments, performing procedures, using advanced clinical technology, and responding to emergencies
- Day to day
- patient and family advocate, plus discharge planning serving as a patient and family advocate, coordinating care and education, supporting discharge planning
- Day to day
- train and coach fellow team members Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.
- Details
- Pediatric operations moving to Kinder Children's Cancer Center over time pediatric patient care and operations will transition over time
- Details
- Future department, duties and schedule not guaranteed the specific department, work assignment, responsibilities, schedule, and other details of any future assignment cannot be determined at this time and cannot be guaranteed.
- Details
- Must keep meeting critical-infrastructure security requirements to be hired and stay
- Details
- Onsite Work Location: Onsite
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Original listing
Posted on UT MD Anderson Cancer Center’s careers page.
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children's Hospital are partnering to create the Kinder Children's Cancer Center, a joint program focused on advancing pediatric cancer care. As this partnership progresses, pediatric patient care and operations will transition over time. The timing of this transition is subject to change and a definitive transition date has not yet been established.
For the foreseeable future, this position will support the Department of Pediatrics and provide services to our pediatric patient population. As the transition to the Kinder Children's Cancer Center progresses, the responsibilities and work assignment associated with this position are expected to change.
MD Anderson's current plan is to retain employees hired into these positions and transition them to other areas of the institution as pediatric operations evolve. While every effort will be made to place employees in another appropriate area within MD Anderson, the specific department, work assignment, responsibilities, schedule, and other details of any future assignment cannot be determined at this time and cannot be guaranteed.
Candidates should understand that this position is being recruited to meet the current needs of Pediatrics, with the expectation that the employee's assignment may change in the future as part of this institutional transition.
Join MD Anderson's Pediatrics ICU (PICU) team as a Clinical Nurse and provide specialized, compassionate care to children facing complex and critical health needs. In this fast-paced environment, you'll care for high-acuity pediatric patients while working alongside physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, evidence-based care at one of the world's leading cancer centers.
What's in it for you? You'll have the opportunity to strengthen your pediatric critical care expertise while managing complex patient needs, administering medications and treatments, performing procedures, using advanced clinical technology, and responding to emergencies. You'll collaborate closely with physicians, patients, and families to develop individualized plans of care, evaluate outcomes, and help guide patients through every stage of their critical care journey.
You'll also play an important role beyond the bedside by serving as a patient and family advocate, coordinating care and education, supporting discharge planning, and helping ensure continuity throughout the patient's experience. You'll have opportunities to contribute to research and evidence-based practice while training, coaching, and supporting fellow team members to promote excellent patient care and effective use of resources.
At MD Anderson, you'll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive pay, an annual merit increase program, annual incentive opportunities, an employer-funded pension contribution, medical/dental/vision coverage, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
If you're a compassionate nurse who thrives in a high-acuity environment and is passionate about pediatric critical care, teamwork, and making a difference for children and their families, this is an opportunity to grow your expertise and make an impact at MD Anderson.
This position is for 40 hours a week on a night shift. The ideal candidate will have prior PICU experience
Job Summary
Manages patient outcomes by providing, coordinating and supporting clinical aspects of direct patient care across the continuum of care.
Key Responsibilities
Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area.
Assesses patient's needs for nursing care and multidisciplinary team.
Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and patient's family to plan care and evaluate outcomes.
Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies.
Participates in data collection for current studies.
Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
Documents care according to established standards.
Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems.
Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services.
Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights.
Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.
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Education
Required
- Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing
Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Work Experience
Required
- None
Licenses and Certifications
Required (upon hire)
- RN - Registered Nurse - State
Licensure
Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license AND
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support AND
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support, if working in the following department: Nrsg Post Anesthesia Care Unit (600160)
Preferred (upon hire)
- OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification
- Certification in specialty practice area
Other
Requirements
All clinical nurses with less than one year of registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits , including medical, dental, paid time off , retirement , tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Nights
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 68,000
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 105,200
- Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 142,500
- FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a time and a half rate
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Onsite
- Pivotal Position: Yes
- Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
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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