Charge Nurse (RN) ICU Neonatal (NICU)- PRN Nights

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN preferred
• RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Upon Hire required
• NRP within 90 days of hire
• NRPA-Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 Days of hire required
• STABLE Program within 6 Months of hire required
• 1 Year Experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting required; 2 Years experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting preferred
• NICU experience strongly preferred

In addition to the required qualifications, a successful Charge RN will model the eight caring factors listed below.

• Basic Human Needs – Responds to others’ priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
• Human Respect – Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance.
• Affiliation Needs – Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.
• Appreciation of Unique Meanings – Concerned with understanding others frame of reference.
• Mutual Problem Solving – Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.
• Attentive Reassurance – Listens and concentrates on others. Is reliable, available, and attentive.
• Encouraging Manner – The professional nurse communicates an attitude that is supportive, open, positive, and tolerant.
• Healing Environment – The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility. 

The Charge Nurse role will support and actively participate in shared governance/councils which is Texas Health’s structure for decision making. This role directly assists leadership on a particular unit or units and shift, by offering staff guidance and support, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and ensuring unit operational tasks are completed. Individuals in this role will demonstrate:

• A commitment to developing their individual knowledge and skills, as well as advancing the profession of nursing and engaging in lifelong learning/development.
• Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• An understanding of how to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations.
• Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Knowledge of successful approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment; ability to adapt as needed
• Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment. Maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients
• A strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits for PRN employees include 401k, Employee Assistance Program EAP and Tobacco Cessation program.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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