Full-Time
Registered Nurse 2 Endoscopy
Updated on 8/24/2026
Houston Methodist
Academic medical system
No salary listed
Houston, TX, USA
Remote
May require travel within the Houston metropolitan area.
Bachelor's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Medication Administration
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Patient Education
Microsoft Outlook
Requirements
- Twelve months of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment.
- A registered nurse Texas state license or compact licensure, with a permanent Texas license required within 60 days if establishing Texas residency.
- Basic Life Support certification or instructor certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or instructor certification from the American Heart Association within four months.
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform essential job functions, particularly those affecting patient or employee safety or security.
- Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
- Ability to function independently and exercise judgment when interacting with physicians, the interprofessional care team, patients, and families.
- Critical thinking and clinical judgment skills sufficient to work autonomously under the Nurse Practice Act.
- Proficiency in time management.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products, including Outlook.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care and direct patient care to a diverse patient population, including patients with varied and complex needs.
- Conduct nursing assessments, assist with examinations and treatments, provide patient education, and maintain medical records.
- Communicate and collaborate with physicians and the interprofessional healthcare team to coordinate efficient, compassionate, quality care and achieve treatment outcomes.
- Use clinical competence and technology when administering medications, performing procedures, and managing emergencies.
- Act as a patient and family advocate to monitor and maintain patient rights.
- Participate in or lead unit and shared governance initiatives and contribute to service-line or hospital-wide initiatives in partnership with management.
- Use therapeutic communication, including active listening and teaching, to establish relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team and collaborate on plans of care.
- Implement staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes.
- Follow patient- and family-centered care standards and cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
- Develop, update, and communicate plans of care, including discharge plans, in partnership with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team.
- Prioritize care based on patient needs, abilities, and preferences, and advocate for patients and families to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
- Provide patient teaching, evaluate patient comprehension, and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
- Follow nursing-process standards of care and regulatory and professional-practice requirements.
- 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 patient-condition evaluations.
- Improve quality and safety through near-miss reporting and collaboration with the interprofessional healthcare team.
- Manage time independently, document care promptly, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks.
- Provide input into unit resource utilization, including capital and operational budget needs.
- Contribute to department financial targets by decreasing length of stay and optimizing efficiency.
- Identify and present opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidence-based literature.
- Offer solutions through evidence-based practice and performance-improvement projects and shared governance activities.
- Champion new care pathways or service-line implementation and identify trends, improvement opportunities, and practice changes.
- Research changes and present options to shared governance and leadership.
- Serve as a charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees when assigned.
- Respond to on-call requirements during emergencies and travel within the Houston metropolitan area when required.
Desired Qualifications
- Magnet recognition certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Houston Methodist is an academic medical system serving the Greater Houston region. The system provides hospital, specialty, emergency, outpatient, research, and medical education services across a network of care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, researchers, students, and communities across Southeast Texas. Its operating model centers on integrated hospitals and physician services supported by research institutes, education programs, technology, and system operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, laboratories, technology, facilities, administration, and patient care. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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