PPECC Nurse (RN) - The Colony, 75056

A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will have at least the following qualifications and experience:

• A valid RN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action
• Valid certifications in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic First Aid; and one year of pediatric specialty Experience with emphasis on medically and technologically dependent minors, obtained within the previous five years

A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will be responsible for the following:

• maintaining compliance with the standards of nursing practice and delegation;
• developing a minor's plan of care;
• providing nursing interventions that includes parental training, information, and education to increase a parent's confidence and competence in caring for a minor;
• coordinating services with other service providers;
• monitoring the ongoing physical and developmental growth of a minor;
• having knowledge of access to available community resources;
• participating on the IDT and in the IDT meetings regarding a minor's plan of care and progress;
• administering medication, intravenous infusions, parenteral feeding, and other specialized treatments; monitoring and documenting the effect of medications, therapies, and progress in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice;
• communicating findings to a minor's prescribing physician and the center's nursing director; and
• supervising the center’s direct care staff independently, and for three months after completion of the competency evaluation.