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Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Registered Nurse - Multiple Teams

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • Twelve months of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment.
  • Graduate of an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credentials.
  • Hold Texas RN licensure or compact licensure; if establishing Texas residency, obtain a permanent Texas license within 60 days.
  • Hold Basic Life Support certification or instructor status through the American Heart Association.
  • Hold Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or instructor status through the American Heart Association.
  • Hold National Institute of Health Stroke Scale certification through the American Heart Association.
  • Demonstrate the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, as determined through ongoing skills and competency assessments and performance evaluations defined in the orientation and annual departmental competency checklists.
  • Have sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform the essential functions of the job, particularly activities affecting patient or employee safety or security.
  • Effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer-service focus and positive-language principles.
  • Demonstrate assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
  • Function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, the interprofessional care team, patients, and their families.
  • Use critical-thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
  • Demonstrate proficient time-management skills.
  • Maintain professional contributions as defined in the Clinical Career Path program guide.
  • Have working knowledge of Microsoft products, including Outlook.
  • Be willing to be on call during emergencies, including disasters and severe weather events.

Responsibilities

  • Use therapeutic communication, including active listening and teaching, to establish relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team and collaborate on the plan of care.
  • Contribute to teamwork by remaining aware of overall unit acuity, consistently offering assistance, and responding positively to requests for assistance; collaborate to foster healthy workplace relationships; seek and offer guidance to the interprofessional healthcare team as appropriate; and apply feedback to improve patient outcomes.
  • Implement staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes; coach and mentor other staff and students, including potentially serving as a preceptor; and use peer-to-peer accountability to improve unit turnover, retention, and employee engagement scores.
  • Follow patient- and family-centered care standards; conduct nursing assessments; assist with examinations and treatment; maintain medical records; and practice in a manner consistent with 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 using the nursing process; prioritize care based on patient needs, abilities, and preferences; and advocate for patients and families to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns using appropriate resources.
  • Provide patient teaching based on learning needs, use appropriate resources, incorporate planning for care after discharge, evaluate patient comprehension, and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
  • Help improve patient satisfaction scores on the unit-based scorecard through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards.
  • Follow standards of care related to the nursing process as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.
  • Follow regulatory and professional-practice standards outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document; identify practice improvements using research-based evidence to achieve core-measure and patient-safety outcomes; and document accurately.
  • 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, and document accurately.
  • Improve unit quality and safety scores through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional healthcare 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 addressing other areas according to department specifications.
  • 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 for improvement opportunities or practice changes and support initiatives; research changes and present options to shared governance and leadership.
  • Travel within the Houston metropolitan area as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hold an ANCC-recognized Magnet certification.
  • Hold Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification or instructor status through CPI.

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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