System Float Pool RN PRN Shifts Available - DaysNights
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Job Description
Overview
Only PRN shifts available
- Specialties: ER Medical Surgical ICU Intermediate Care Unit NICU L&D and Mother Baby.
- Must work at least 4 shifts in a 6week selfscheduling period.
- Flexible RN opportunities
- Great opportunity to float to 3 hospitals within Houston Methodists system
- Great work environment
- Competitive Pay
- Hospitals with available openings: HMB (Baytown) HMH (Medical Center) HMWB (Willowbrook) HMTW (The Woodlands) HMSL (Sugar Land) HMCL (Clear Lake) HMW (West)
JOB SUMMARY
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.
Houston Methodist Standard
PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS
- Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
- INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
- COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
- RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
- EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
- Practices the Caring and Serving Model
- Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards
- Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)
- Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience
- Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job
- Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values
Responsibilities
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 preceptor ship. 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.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications Licenses and Registrations section.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Two years of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment
License/Certification
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
KSA/ Supplemental Data
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
Since its founding in 1919 Houston Methodist Hospital has earned worldwide recognition. Houston Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New YorkPresbyterian Hospital one of the nations leading centers for medical education and research. In 2020 U.S. News & World ReportnamedHouston Methodist Hospitalto its top ranked Honor Roll for the fourth time and second consecutive year. 2020 also marked the ninth year in a row Houston Methodist Hospital has been named the No. 1 hospital in Texas. Houston Methodist Hospital directs millions of research dollars into patient care and offers the latest innovations in medical surgical and diagnostic techniques. With 952 operating beds 85 operating rooms and over 8000 employees Houston Methodist offers complete care for patients from around the world.
The same highquality care for which Houston Methodist is known is available at several Emergency Care Centers in Houston and the surrounding areas. These Emergency Care Centers house exam rooms full digital radiography suite low radiation dose 16slice CT scan ultrasound and a full onsite stat chemistry lab.
Employment Type
Gig
