RN II ADN - AOD - Main - Full Time - Day

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

• 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 preceptorship. Uses peertopeer accountability towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement on unitbased scorecard.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications Licenses and Registrations section.

• Twelve months registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment

• 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

• Magnet ANCC Recognized Certification in applicable specialty area

• 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* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital located 35 miles east of Houston is the areas only fullservice hospital offering specialized medical care for patients at every stage in life. This 230licensed bed hospital with 15 operating rooms and over 1700 employees brings Medical Center excellence and quality care close to East Harris and surrounding counties.