RN PICU Nights
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Join BSWH McLane Children’s Hospital as a
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as a Registered Nurse and be part of
something better! The 1 city in the nation for Nursing
opportunities and advancement! Schedule: Full-Time, Nights, 36
hours per week, 7P-7A Facility: BSWH McLane Children's Hospital
Department: PICU Pediatric Intensive Care-Advanced treatment for
critically ill children The pediatric critical care team at Baylor
Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center in Temple cares for
children who are very ill or medically unstable with a 16-bed unit.
These situations may result from very serious disease, infection or
injury sustained from trauma, such as a traumatic brain injury.
Critically ill children stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(PICU), a dedicated area of the hospital with sophisticated
technologies and highly trained staff who specialize in treating
children in serious or critical condition. The PICU care team is
made up of intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists,
pharmacists, Child Life specialists, social workers, pastoral staff
and dietitians – all working together to provide round-the-clock
treatment for our young patients. Pediatric critical care services
Children in the PICU often have very complicated medical conditions
that involve one or more pediatric medical specialties, such as
pulmonology or cardiology. Our critical care specialists manage
your child’s care in the PICU, working alongside other physicians
dedicated to your child’s health. This ensures a coordinated,
comprehensive treatment plan best suited to your child’s needs. ·
LIFE-SUSTAINING CARE · POSTSURGICAL CARE · PAIN MANAGEMENT ·
EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) Patient Population:
Serving children from birth to 18 with acute and chronic critical
conditions. “We are a very team oriented unit that is vested in
growth and development. PICU has several unit based committees you
can be a part to help the unit grow and develop. We also have a
very active confetti committee that loves to celebrate all things.
The PICU has been the recipient of the Daisy unit award and we have
countless winners and nominees.” -Manager of Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit About Us Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote
the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities.
Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare
system in Texas that empowers you to live well. Our Core Values
are: - We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful
heart. - We never settle by constantly striving for better. - We
are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve. -
We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional
experience. Benefits Our benefits are designed to help you live
well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on
coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits
Hub to explore our offerings, which may include: - Eligibility on
day 1 for all benefits - Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5% -
Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and
low-cost degrees, certificates and more - Immediate access to time
off benefits At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our
top priority. Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or
level JOB SUMMARY The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed
professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model
to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using
the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies
nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops
and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the
patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients
by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment
to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter
without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates
interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the
employee. RN job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and
outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing which include those
departments with on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of
hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain
Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers and IV Services. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning,
conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice
standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Clinical Inquiry:
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing
practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive
indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through
research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in
quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring Practices:
Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic
environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic
relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate
boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim
of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary
suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and
incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as
culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle,
socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan
of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the
confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family
and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that
accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies
and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of
Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing
staff, other members of the health care team and community;
integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care
to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their
health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease
prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
Collaboration: Works collaboratively and interdependently with
colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated
plan of care. Open and sensitive to all team members' unique
contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and
ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and
available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and
staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors
related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and
delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice
and the work environment through participating in shared governance
and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient
care standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and
regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting
bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies
and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable
to the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology;
principles and practices of health promotion, risk reduction,
illness and disease prevention and management; medications and
drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological effects,
and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and
professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be
able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and
to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient
care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. General
computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office,
information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic
medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our competitive benefits
package includes the following - Immediate eligibility for health
and welfare benefits - 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar
match up to 5% - Tuition Reimbursement - PTO accrual beginning Day
1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program - MAJOR
- Nursing - MAJOR - Nursing - MAJOR - Nursing - EXPERIENCE - 2
Years of Experience - CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
 Registered Nurse (RN)  Basic Life Support (BLS):
BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
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