Registered Nurse RN

At Houston Methodist the Registered Nurse (RN) PRN position is a licensed staff nurse an experienced clinician functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benners model of clinical practice. The RN PRN position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population conducts nursing assessments assists with exams and treatment patient education and maintenance of medical records.The RN PRN position provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs. This position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate coordinate and maintain compassionate efficient quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The RN PRN position demonstrates clinical competence when providing care using technology administering medications performing procedures and managing emergencies acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights. This position assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees and possibly contributing to service line or hospitalwide initiatives in partnership with management.

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Uses therapeutic communication which includes active listening and teaching to establish a relationship with patients families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care.

• Contributes to teamwork by awareness of overall unit acuity consistently offering assistance and responding positively to requests for assistance. Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment. Seeks guidance from and offers guidance to interprofessional health care team when appropriate and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes.

• Implements staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes; coaches and mentors other staff and students. May include preceptorship. Uses peertopeer accountability towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement on unitbased scorecard.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Follows the patient and familycentered care standards as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Conducts nursing assessments assists with exams and treatment and maintenance of medical records. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

• Develops updates and communicates plan of care including discharge in partnership with the patient family and interprofessional health care team using the nursing process. Prioritizes care based on the patients needs abilities and preferences. Advocates on patient/familys behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns utilizing appropriate resources.

• Provides patient teaching based on learning needs uses appropriate resources incorporating planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the patients comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly.

• Helps drive improvement of department score for patient satisfaction on unitbased scorecard through peertopeer accountability to service standards.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.

• Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Identifies areas of practice improvements with researchbased evidence to achieve core measure and patient safety outcomes supported by accurate documentation.

• Provides and modifies care to complex patients and coordinates care with the interprofessional team based on evaluation of the patients condition supported by accurate documentation. Utilizes clinical judgement using an evidencebased analytical approach.

• Improves quality and safety scores on the unitbased scorecard through peertopeer accountability reporting near misses and collaborating with the interprofessional health care team.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Displays selfmotivation to independently manage time effectively timely document care minimize incidental overtime and prioritize daily tasks. Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs.

• Contributes towards meeting department financial targets on unitbased scorecard through decreasing length of stay optimizing efficiency and other areas according to department specifications.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies and presents areas for innovation efficiency and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidencebased practice literature. Offers innovative solutions through evidencebased practice/performance improvement projects and shared governance activities.

• Champions new care pathways or service line implementation to improve service to the community. Identifies trends for improvement opportunities or practice changes and supports initiatives. Researches the change and presents options to shared governance and leadership.

This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Two years of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• RN Registered Nurse Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR
• RNTemp Registered Nurse Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
• Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service line

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Magnet ANCC Recognized Certification in applicable specialty area

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations as defined in orientation checklist and annual departmental competency checklist

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Strong assessment organizational and problem solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components

• Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians interprofessional care team and patients and their families

• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act

• Demonstrates proficient time management skills

• Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide

• Working knowledge of Microsoft products including Outlook

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional No
• Other (department approved) No

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital opened in June 2017 as the eighth hospital in the Houston Methodist system. This 267bed 725000squarefoot fullservice acutecare hospital offers many of the same services as our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Also on the beautiful hospital campus located at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Texas State Highway 242 are two medical office buildings which include a Breast Care Center; Cancer Center; infusion center; heart and vascular services; neurology; orthopedics and sports medicine; rehabilitation services; wellness services; an outpatient laboratory; and several other multispecialty physician practices. In January 2022 Houston Methodist The Woodlands opened Healing Tower a $250 million expansion project that added 106 beds focused on medicalsurgical and womens services and provided nine operating rooms. The project also included the expansion of the endoscopy center emergency department and diagnostic imaging department with an enhanced neurodiagnostic and interventional center.

Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women minorities disabled persons and veterans.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor priority referral Protected Veterans requested.

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