Registered Nurse - Newborn Nursery

HCA Healthcare - Houston, TX

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

251-500 employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Registered Nurse - Newborn Nursery at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest plays a crucial role in providing high-quality nursing care to newborns, including those with critical medical and surgical conditions. This position emphasizes patient-centered care, teamwork, and professional development, allowing nurses to create a personalized career path within the healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise, and be accountable for safe, professional nursing care of patients within the assigned department.
• Demonstrate professional behavior and conduct at all times.
• Maintain good employee/peer relationships and teamwork.
• Prioritize work and duties and work well under stressful situations.
• Demonstrate good communication and customer service skills with patients, families, physicians, peers, and healthcare team.
• Accountability for direct patient care, applying nursing process, prioritizing care, and evaluating outcomes for premature and term neonates.
• Participate and facilitate in the discharge planning process and cost containment.
• Document all aspects of patient care efficiently, accurately, and per policy recommendations.
• Delegate patient care to licensed/non-licensed nursing staff based on acuity, needs of patient, staff availability, and qualifications.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate's, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License.
• 1 year of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) certification.
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Neonate Resuscitate certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• Family leave
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Pet insurance