# Staff Nurse - Inpatient at Texas Children's > Open job at Texas Children's in Houston, United States. Workplace: On-site. Source: Nurse Jobs World, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/texas-children-s-staff-nurse-inpatient-69hmjue Posted 1 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 2 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [Texas Children's](https://nursejobsworld.com/companies/texas-children-s) - Location: Houston, United States - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Local language: Not required - Licence or registration named: Multistate licence (NLC) - Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from ## Job description At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As an Inpatient Staff Nurse, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care. **Think you’ve got what it takes?** Job Duties & Responsibilities - Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol - Collects and documents vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit - Prepares patient for examination per site protocol - Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site - Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol - Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol - Provides patient/family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol - Documents such education in the medical record - Coordinates referrals - Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol - Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol - Collects and processes specimen according to manufacturer’s instructions and using proper technique - Demonstrates service philosophies to patients and families _As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards._ Skills & Requirements - Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following: - Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement - Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement - Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. A verified BSN equivalent or a signed agreement is required - RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required - 9 Months Professional Nursing Experience Required #### Responsibilities Job Duties & Responsibilities - Assists in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per site protocol - Collects and documents vital signs, height/weight and reason for visit - Prepares patient for examination per site protocol - Assists provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations and testing as directed by provider and within scope of site - Administers medication and immunizations as directed by physician per site protocol - Documents administration of medication and immunizations in the medical record per site protocol - Provides patient/family education as instructed by the physician or site protocol - Documents such education in the medical record - Coordinates referrals - Triages presenting patient complaint per site protocol - Verifies provider order and patient per site protocol - Collects and processes specimen according to manufacturer’s instructions and using proper technique - Demonstrates service philosophies to patients and families _As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards._ #### Qualifications Skills & Requirements - Bachelor's degree in nursing or one of the following: - Associate degree in nursing/related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement - Technical Diploma in Nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement - Must be currently enrolled in A Nursing Bridge Program working toward an MSN. A verified BSN equivalent or a signed agreement is required - RN License – Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required - 9 Months Professional Nursing Experience Required Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved. ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/texas-children-s-staff-nurse-inpatient-69hmjue: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from Texas Children's - [Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/texas-children-s-nurse-practitioner-or-physician-assistant-adult-congenital-h-oifrwse): Texas Children's, Houston, United States. On-site. 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