RN II​/III - Pediatrics High Risk; TMC

Overview

Job Description

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. The Registered Nurse (RN) working in our UT Physicians Pediatrics High Risk Clinic functions as a member of a collaborative interdisciplinary team providing comprehensive care to patients and families with complex healthcare needs that may be both predictable and unpredictable. Aims to provide care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable.

Children with the most complex conditions and illnesses are cared for by our team at the UT Physicians High Risk Children’s Clinic. New technology and techniques are combined with access and dedication to these fragile patients.

Benefits

Once you join us you won’t want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus the following:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – around 37-38 days per year)
• Longer tenure equals more vacation accrual
• Longevity Pay (monthly payments after two years of service)
• Retirement/pension plan

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and wellness programs
• Other employee discounts (entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.)
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more

Location
UT Physicians Pediatrics High Risk (TMC), 6410 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030

Schedule
Full-Time, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

• Performs responsibilities in a manner that promotes quality patient care and customer service/satisfaction.
• Adheres to broad scope of practice as established by Nurse Practice Act.
• Ensures the efficient operation of the clinic by proper scheduling and planning for optimum use of staff and resources, maintenance of stock and supplies, and efficient and safe use of equipment.
• Uses systematic approach to provide nursing care to patients and families/populations by performing focused and comprehensive assessments through subjective and evidence-based objective data.
• Prioritizes, synthesizes and documents assessments and nursing plan of care using critical thinking and judgment.
• Implements plan of care within scope of practice through assignment and monitoring of other nurses and delegation and monitoring of unlicensed staff.
• Initiates standing orders for prescription refills and labs as well as standing delegation orders where appropriate.
• Develops and implements teaching plans concerning maintenance, promotion and restoration of health. Evaluates patients’ responses and outcomes to education and therapeutic interventions.
• Communicates effectively with collaborative team while escalating critical results and issues in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Exercises judgment while coordinating care and referring patients to agencies or health care professionals for other services/transitions in care where indicated.
• Performs onsite and telephone triage using best practice guidelines and documentation to ensure patients receive the right level of care in the right setting at the right time by the right caregiver using the right equipment and supplies.
• Acts as a patient and healthcare advocate by maintaining a safe environment and promoting quality healthcare and services.
• Respects and maintains privacy and confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.
• Adheres to standards of practice for professional nursing.
• Acts as a clinical and leadership resource for team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Uses typical office and clinic equipment.
• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (AHA)…