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CAREERS
Employees are regularly asked what they like most about working at Texas
Children’s. Their answers typically emphasize our mission of
providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education and
research. They also enjoy challenging responsibilities and opportunities
for growth and learning.
As a teaching hospital for Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s
has a high standard of learning and achievement for all employees.
Employees set professional development goals to continually sharpen their
skills and enrich their workplace. In fact, learning begins the moment a
new employee arrives.
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Everyone here was supportive of my schooling, and I received
great benefits, from tuition reimbursement to a book
scholarship. Texas Children’s understood education
was a major goal for me."
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Melissa Layton
B.S., R.N.
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Texas Children’s Learning Academy provides high-quality training
right here on our campus. Three tracks – Pride in Performance for all
employees, Family-Centered Care for clinical staff and High-Performance
Leadership for leaders – ensure targeted training and development for
all our employees.
Employees also are encouraged to seek outside learning and networking
opportunities. We offer generous tuition reimbursement
and financial support to encourage continuous learning.
We believe there’s an art to caring for children and families that
goes beyond science. Programs are available to help nurses without
pediatric backgrounds make the transition into a rewarding new experience.
Texas Children’s Hospital offers paid pediatric nursing
internships specifically designed for experienced registered
nurses and nurses enrolled in graduate programs.
Project STEP: Students Transitioning Effectively into Practice
is a collaborative effort between Texas Children’s Hospital and
local partner universities that offers a work-study/scholarship program
for full-time, undergraduate nursing students.
For new employees at Texas Children’s, opportunities to learn and
grow are endless. And, as part of the Texas Medical Center community, the
potential to collaborate with other professionals beyond Texas Children’s
is limitless.
Texas Children’s Hospital, The University of Texas-Houston School of
Nursing and Houston Baptist University School of Nursing have teamed up to
offer a work-study/scholarship program for nursing students. Project STEP
(Students Transitioning Effectively into Practice) provides each student:
- a paid opportunity to increase clinical exposure through employment
as professional student nurses at Texas Children’s Hospital
- tuition-paid independent study program, with hours serving as the
required elective credit toward graduation
- supervised clinical experience to help increase organizational and
time management skills, clinical competence and team participation
- a $500 scholarship for full-time undergraduate study following
completion of the first semester of STEP
- experience in the health care delivery system beyond traditional
learning opportunities
- professional development opportunities for interfacing with
patient care teams
- opportunities to interview upon graduation for employment at Texas
Children’s
Project STEP applications are accepted
from full-time undergraduate students in good academic standing with
a partner university. For more information, call 832-824-2907.
Experienced registered nurses and nurses enrolled in graduate
programs can apply for pediatric internships in the following areas:
- Pediatric ICU
- CVICU
- Neonatal ICU
- Progressive Care Unit
- Cancer Center/Bone Marrow Transplant
- Emergency Center
- Infant Care
- Pulmonary/Adolescent Medicine
- Medicine/Surgery
- Cardiology
Pediatric ICU and CVICU
applicants must provide two letters of recommendation from
clinical instructors, school transcripts and have a GPA of 3.0
or higher.
 
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