Charge Nurse RN Neuro Acute Care Nights

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Fosters staff engagement by demonstrating active listening requesting and acknowledging feedback making equitable decisions providing rationale when appropriate and supporting organizational goals. Anticipates the needs of the staff members and proactively offers assistance. Role models interprofessional communication which includes active listening and teaching and assists with staff stress management as needed. Improves departmental scores for turnover/retention on unitbased scorecard.

• Role models fair and consistent leadership skills for effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies through problem solving coaching and developing staff. Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment and to include the patient and family as a part of the team regarding their plan of care. Provides input into staff performance reviews as appropriate.

• Functions as a mentor and resource to unit staff provides oversight for students/new employee/preceptorships. Identifies levels of organizational conflict and applies tools to effectively resolve concerns complaints or conflict with patients families physicians and other interprofessional healthcare team members.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Leads the patient and familycentered care standards as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Mentors others regarding specialty populations; audits plan of care. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

• Maintains ongoing interactions with patients families and staff on the improvement of patient care through leader rounding. Ensures effective collaboration with other departments regarding patient process issues.

• Drives department service standards and activities to improve department score for patient satisfaction on unitbased scorecard through role modeling and fostering 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 by actively participating in meeting and improving nurse sensitive quality indicators and patient safety goals. Participates in the creation of a continuous improvement environment by promoting situational awareness assisting with audits as needed and using teachable moments.

• Coordinates nursing care throughout the shift considering patient acuity staff skill level and safety to ensure that our duty to our patients can be met. Models the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.

• Facilitates seamless patient flow to/from/through the department leading the delivery of quality familycentered care throughout the continuum of care. Ensures the patient plan of care is accurate and timely coaching staff if documentation deficiencies are identified. Works closely with the OAs and bed management regarding timely patient placement. Proactively recognizes determines a plan of action and responds to situations such as Rapid Response/CERTs and emergency codes.

• Participates in initiatives to improve quality and safety scores on the unit and hospital scorecards through peertopeer accountability reporting near misses and identifying solutions by collaborating with the interprofessional team. Role models situational awareness using teachable moments to improve safety. Assists with audits as needed.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Implements department strategies to achieve financial target on unitbased scorecard 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 departmental specifications.

• Attends daily care coordination rounds to facilitate patient progression. Ensures that followup has been implemented on any concerns or issues identified by the team. Manages productivity in accordance with staffing grid.

• Provides input into unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs. Oversees shift by shift resource utilization through the allocation of staff supplies and contributions to the patient throughput.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Fosters identification and implementation of innovative solutions for practice changes to improve patient care or unit operations such as reduction of hospital readmissions or other departmentspecific measures by leading and/or participating in unit projects and shared governance activities. Investigates and incorporates evidencebased practices which are presented to shared governance and leadership. Supports change initiatives and adapts to unexpected changes.

• Expands individual nursing knowledge and coaches staff to grow in knowledge abilities skills and attitudes. Serves as clinical resource. Develops and disseminates as appropriate informational/educational resources and programs designed to improve quality and professional practice.

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.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Twenty four months of clinical nursing experience with demonstration of progressive leadership skills