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Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Registered Nurse PRN - Emergency Department, Nights

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeSugar Land, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential.
  • Have two years of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment.
  • Hold Texas Registered Nurse licensure; compact license holders establishing Texas residency must obtain a permanent Texas license within 60 days.
  • Hold Basic Life Support certification or instructor status from the American Heart Association.
  • Hold Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or instructor status from the American Heart Association.
  • Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification or instructor status from the American Heart Association within four months.
  • Obtain National Institute of Health Stroke Scale certification from the American Heart Association or Apex Innovations within four months.
  • Obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification or instructor status from the Crisis Prevention Institute within four months.
  • Demonstrate the skills and competencies needed to safely perform the assigned job, as determined through ongoing skills and competency assessments and performance evaluations.
  • Have sufficient English speaking, reading, and writing proficiency to perform the essential functions of the job, particularly those impacting patient or employee safety or security.
  • Effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and coworkers in a manner consistent with customer service and positive language principles.
  • Demonstrate strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
  • Function independently and exercise judgment when interacting with physicians, the interprofessional care team, patients, and families.
  • Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
  • Demonstrate proficient time-management skills.
  • Maintain the level of professional contributions defined in the Clinical Career Path program guide.
  • Have working knowledge of Microsoft products, including Outlook.
  • Wear department-approved scrubs.
  • Be available for on-call duties during emergencies, including disasters and severe weather events.

Responsibilities

  • Provide professional nursing care to a diverse patient population, including patients with varied and complex needs.
  • Conduct nursing assessments, assist with examinations and treatment, educate patients, and maintain medical records.
  • Communicate and collaborate with physicians and the interprofessional healthcare team to facilitate, coordinate, and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and desired treatment outcomes.
  • Demonstrate clinical competence in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures, and managing emergencies; advocate for patients and families to monitor and maintain patient rights.
  • Assume progressively responsible leadership roles, including participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as a charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and potentially contributing to service-line or hospital-wide initiatives in partnership with management.
  • Use therapeutic communication, including active listening and teaching, to build relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team and collaborate on plans of care.
  • Contribute to teamwork by staying aware of overall unit acuity, offering assistance, responding positively to requests, fostering healthy workplace relationships, seeking and offering guidance when appropriate, and applying feedback to improve patient outcomes.
  • Implement staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes, and coach and mentor other staff and students, including through preceptorship as applicable.
  • Use peer-to-peer accountability to improve department turnover, retention, and employee-engagement scores on the unit-based scorecard.
  • Follow patient- and family-centered care standards and practice consistently with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
  • Develop, update, and communicate plans of care, including discharge plans, with patients, families, and the interprofessional care team using the nursing process; prioritize care according to patient needs, abilities, and preferences.
  • Advocate for patients and families to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns using appropriate resources.
  • Teach patients according to their learning needs, use appropriate resources, incorporate plans for care after discharge, evaluate comprehension, and adapt teaching methods as needed.
  • Use peer-to-peer accountability to help improve patient-satisfaction scores on the unit-based scorecard.
  • Follow standards of care related to the nursing process and standards for regulatory requirements and professional practice.
  • Identify practice-improvement opportunities using research-based evidence to achieve core-measure and patient-safety outcomes, supported by accurate documentation.
  • Provide and modify care for complex patients and coordinate care with the interprofessional team based on evaluation of patient condition, using clinical judgment and an evidence-based analytical approach, with accurate documentation.
  • Improve unit quality and safety scores through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional care team.
  • Manage time independently, document care promptly, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks.
  • Provide input on unit resource utilization, including capital and operational budget needs.
  • Contribute to department financial targets by decreasing length of stay, optimizing efficiency, and supporting other department-specific areas.
  • Identify and present opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidence-based practice literature.
  • Offer innovative solutions through evidence-based practice and performance-improvement projects and shared governance activities.
  • Champion new care pathways or service-line implementation to improve service to the community.
  • Identify trends and opportunities for improvement or practice changes, support initiatives, research changes, and present options to shared governance and leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hold an American Nurses Credentialing Center-recognized certification.
  • Hold Emergency Nursing Pediatric Certification from the Emergency Nurses Association.
  • Hold Trauma Nursing Core Course certification or instructor status from the Emergency Nurses Association.

About the Company

Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Houston Methodist is a nonprofit academic medical center and hospital system in the Houston area. It delivers fee-for-service care through eight hospitals, focusing on cancer, heart and vascular care, transplantation, neurosciences, orthopedics, and digestive disorders, and treats thousands of international patients. The system combines patient care with research, education, and philanthropy through the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, with its flagship at the Texas Medical Center and partnerships with Weill Cornell Medicine, Texas A&M, and Rice University that support programs like EnMed and a broad clinical trials network via the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Its goal is to improve patient outcomes by providing high-quality medical care while expanding research, education, and collaborative clinical programs.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
2008

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