Advance Practice Provider Fellow Psychiatry Medical Center

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

• Provides patient care in assigned department by assessing and diagnosing clinical conditions developing treatment plans and documenting appropriately.

• Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with patients families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care.

• Communicates in an active positive and effective manner to all interprofessional team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner listens and responds to the ideas of others.

• Provide direct patient care services including performing physical assessments diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions prescribing medications ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and developing and implementing treatment plans in their respective specialty area(s).

• Advocates on patient/familys behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns utilizing appropriate resources.

• Obtains superior patient satisfaction scores via standard patient satisfaction survey tool.

• Performs essential functions of assessment diagnosing treatment and management of patients in assigned setting including accurate and timely documentation intake assessments treatment planning and discharge planning as appropriate.

• Collaborates with physicians nurses and other members of the healthcare team to ensure comprehensive and coordinated patient care.

• Actively participates in interprofessional team meetings case discussions and care planning. Engages in team based interdisciplinary care.

• Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.

• Maintains awareness of their direct and indirect financial impact on the organization.

• Keeps up-to-date with current evidence-based practice guidelines and professional standards.

• Seeks guidance and feedback from preceptors and healthcare professionals to enhance clinical skills and knowledge. Attends educational sessions labs and lectures to further develop skills in their respective specialty.

• Identifies own learning needs and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs. Consults with healthcare team and mentors for guidance in self-identified areas of need.

• Masters degree or higher from an accredited school of Nursing and graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioners program

• Two years of previous RN practice

• RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure -- Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) AND
• APRN Acute Care state license AND
• Magnet ANCC-recognized Acute Care practitioner certification AND
• BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) AND
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) AND
• AP - Prescriptive Authority - Texas Board of Nursing AND
• DEA - Narcotics License (DEA) within 6 months

• 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 advanced assessment diagnosis treatment planning & interventions in the field of psychiatry

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) Yes

ON-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* 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 Specialty Physician Group - As one of the nations leading hospitals and academic medical centers Houston Methodist has brought together some of the nations leading experts in multiple specialties to serve our patients. As part of Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group (HMSPG) these specialists not only provide excellent clinical care but are on the forefront of research developing leading-edge technologies and treatments and teaching the medical pioneers of tomorrow. This combination of clinical service research and academics ensures patients have access to the latest in treatments and technologies while providing the best in comprehensive patient care. Established as a non-profit corporation and certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners HMSPG enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to their clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.