Periop Nurse Assistant

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

• Promotes a positive work environment with the interprofessional care team. Participates in teamwork by responding positively to requests for assistance taking the initiative to check on a regular basis if assistance is needed by the team. Works well with others to make contributions to the work effort and facilitates problem resolution.

• Interacts with peers staff and physicians in a supportive and respectful manner. Encourages open communication to achieve mutual understanding. Communication to promote both work efforts and problem resolution is clear and professional. Follows channels of communication for effective problem solving. Collaborates with all members of the interprofessional team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information in a clear and timely manner.

• Provides contributions towards improvement of department scores for turnover/retention/employee engagement on unitbased scorecard i.e. peertopeer accountability.

• Provides assistant level care to Surgical Services patients within unit specific defined limits. Assists with preparation of the physical environment prior to surgical procedure cleaning the room using prescribed sterile techniques ensuring the maintenance of a clean and organized environment.

• Transports patients to and from assigned room and assists with the preparation and positioning of the patient prior to surgical procedure.

• Checks and maintains appropriate levels of surgical gowns masks cleaning supplies and other supplies for the department.

• Transports specimens cultures blood products and body fluids to laboratory using universal precautions.

• Contributes towards improving department scores for patient satisfaction on unitbased scorecard through peertopeer accountability.

• Reports observations conditions and problems of patients to licensed personnel to achieve desired patient outcomes. Provides for the privacy of patients and families keeping the safety of the patient in mind.

• Reports near misses and inputs errors promptly into PSN to improve processes and identify trends. Assists in identification of corrective action and improvement activities.

• Supports initiatives to prevent conditions such as patient falls and hospitalacquired infections. Contributes towards improving quality and safety scores on the unitbased scorecard through peertopeer accountability.

• Uses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Selfmotivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks minimizing incidental overtime. Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members.

• Seeks guidance and validation of knowledge base skill level and decision making as necessary especially in areas of question from preceptor and assigned licensed personnel. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an ongoing basis.

• Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects and shared governance activities.

• High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED verification of homeschool equivalency partial or full completion of postsecondary education etc.

• Previous experience in a healthcare role such as Patient Care Assistant Transporter Environmental Services Tech or basic Perioperative Nursing Assistant course preferred

• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA)

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing 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 regarding 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

• Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients visitors physicians and coworkers

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 No
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Houston Methodist The Woodlands opened in 2017 as the eighth hospital in the Houston Methodist system. This 187bed 470000squarefoot fullservice acute care hospital offers many of the same services as our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Also on the $380 million hospital campus located at the intersection of I45 and TX 242 is a medical office building which opened in 2016. Medical Office Building 1 includes a breast care center cancer center & infusion center orthopedics & sports medicine rehabilitation services wellness services and an outpatient laboratory in addition to multispecialty physician practices. A second medical office building and 785car parking garage opened in 2018.