RN III - Med Surg - Days
Company: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Location: Sugar Land
Posted on: September 26, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Registered Nurse (RN) III position a
licensed staff nurse, who as an advanced clinician, functions at
the Proficient level according to Benner's model of clinical
practice. The RN III position provides professional direct patient
nursing care to a diverse patient population and is considered an
expert in a specialty. Besides conducting nursing assessments,
assisting with exams and treatment and maintenance of medical
records, this position assists in coaching and mentoring department
staff in areas of clinical and professional practice. Role modeling
compassionate communication with physicians and the
interprofessional health care team, the RN III position assumes
leadership responsibilities with high level contributions at the
bedside, unit, service line, and across the institution.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited
to leading unit and shared governance activities, serving as charge
nurse as needed, assessing unit needs related to practice and
improvement opportunities, serving as a clinical resource for both
unit and hospital staff and coordinating unit and hospital-wide
education in partnership with management.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Identifies staff development opportunities for professional
growth of colleagues, provides coaching to meet identified goals.
Acts as a model and coaches staff in effective verbal, non-verbal
and written communication, which includes active listening and
teaching. Provides oversight for student/new employee
preceptorships.
- Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work
environment such as mitigation of conflict. Advocates for a
balanced workload, promotes positive behaviors, and peer-to-peer
accountability.
- Improves nurse satisfaction by serving as a role model and
mentor, facilitating teamwork with RNs, non-licensed and
interprofessional staff, as evidenced by the annual RN-RN teamwork
score and interprofessional relationship score. Provides
recommendations to improve department scores for
turnover/retention.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Leads the patient and family-centered care standards, as
outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice
document. Mentors others regarding specialty populations. 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 patient's needs, abilities, and
preferences. Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and
resolve clinical and ethical concerns. Develops appropriate
resources and supports unit practices and guidelines.
- Develops and implements effective patient teaching strategies
based on learning needs; uses appropriate resources, incorporating
planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the
patient's comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly.
- Drives department activities to improve department score for
patient satisfaction, through peer-to-peer accountability.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Models the standards of care related to the nursing process, as
outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice
document. Provides care as the staff nurse leader to complex
patients and leads the interprofessional health care team in
implementing plan of care. Anticipates/prevents and
recognize/resolves early declines in patient condition and emergent
situations. Manages assignment of complex patients and other unit
demands. Proactively recognizes, determines a plan of action, and
responds to situations, such as Rapid Response/CERTs, and emergency
codes.
- Models the standards related to regulatory requirements and
professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist
Professional Nursing Practice document. Role models highly
developed assessment, clinical documentation, leadership, and
analytical skills; integrates and contributes to professional
practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and leads
improvements in patient safety-related processes at unit or service
line level. Contributes to development of service line and hospital
standards and guidelines.
- Leads and identifies opportunities for practice changes and
performance improvement. Investigates and incorporates
evidence-based practices which are presented to shared governance
and leadership. Leads initiatives to improve quality and safety
scores, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses
and identifying solutions by collaborating with the
interprofessional team. Role models situational awareness, using
teachable moments to improve safety. Audits plan of care and audits
other areas as needed.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Models independent time management effectively and
prioritization of daily tasks, minimizing incidental overtime.
Collaborates with interprofessional health care team to facilitate
patient throughput efficiently to meet organizational goals.
- Implements department strategies to achieve financial target
and mentors others to do the same through timely documentation of
care, decreasing length of stay, optimizing efficiency, minimizing
incidental overtime, and other areas according to department
specifications.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Expands individual nursing knowledge and coaches staff to grow
in knowledge, abilities, skills, and attitudes. Serves as the
clinical resource. Develops and disseminates, as appropriate,
informational/educational resources and programs designed to
improve quality and professional practice. Supports change
initiatives and adapts to unexpected changes.
- Fosters identification and implementation of innovative
solutions to improve patient care or unit operations such as
reduction of hospital readmissions or other department-specific
measures by leading and/or participating in unit projects and
shared governance activities.
- Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and
takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with
appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development
Plan on an on-going basis.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; 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's degree or higher from an accredited School of
Nursing
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Two years nursing experience in a healthcare environment, one
year in the clinical field for which you will be working
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact
State Licensure within 60 days OR
- RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within
60 days AND
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
- Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification AND
- Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service
line
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- 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 co-workers in a manner consistent with a
customer service focus and application of positive language
principles
- Demonstrates expertise in operating the electronic medical
record
- Acts as effective change agent
- Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with
patients, families and interprofessional team to collaborate on the
plan of care
- Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skill 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
- Demonstrates proficient time management skills
- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work
autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act
- Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in
Clinical Career Path program guide
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products including PowerPoint,
Word, Excel, and OutlookSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional No
- Other (department approved) NoON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during
emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless
of selection below.
- On Call* YesTRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area NoCompany
Profile:Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in
the first quarter of 2025, will be Houston Methodist's ninth
hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology
available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our
opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the
rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor, the hospital will be equipped
with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID,
many of them designed to make patient communication with
physicians, staff and families the very best and most effective in
any health care facility. Even though the hospital won't be fully
operational until 2025, we have several services and specialties
opening in 2024.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer
inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston 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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