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    Charge Nurse - Nassau Bay, United States - Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

    Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
    Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, United States

    1 week ago

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    Description

    At Houston Methodist, the Charge Nurse position is a licensed professional Registered Nurse (RN), who, as an experienced clinician, functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benner's model of clinical practice.

    This position creates an environment for the management and delivery of safe patient care.


    In addition to fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of a clinical nurse, the Charge Nurse position is a role model and coach to department personnel and assists in developing their skills and knowledge.

    This position provides nursing care to a diverse patient population.


    Besides conducting nursing assessments, assisting with exams and treatment and maintenance of medical records, this position assists in coaching and mentoring department staff in areas of clinical and professional practice.


    Role modeling compassionate communication with physicians and the interprofessional health care team, the Charge Nurse assumes leadership responsibilities with high level contributions at the bedside, unit, service line, and across the institution.

    Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to leading unit and shared governance activities, assessing unit needs related to practice and improvement opportunities, serving as a clinical resource for both unit and hospital staff and coordinating unit and hospital-wide education in partnership with management.


    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 unit-based 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 family-centered 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 unit-based 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 family-centered 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 peer-to-peer 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 unit-based 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 follow-up 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 department-specific measures by leading and/or participating in unit projects and shared governance activities.

    Investigates and incorporates evidence-based 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 all-inclusive; 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

    LICENSES
    AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
    RN

    • Registered Nurse
    • Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days
    OR
    RN-Temp

    • 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

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
    AND ABILITIES

    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.

    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 healthcare 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.
    Demonstrates highly developed assessment skills; contributes to policies, procedure and protocols.
    Has knowledge of Nursing Unit's Dashboard and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores.
    Demonstrates expertise in operating the electronic medical record
    Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide

    SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

    WORK ATTIRE
    Uniform Yes
    Scrubs Yes
    Business professional No
    Other (department approved) No
    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

    Company Profile:


    Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital is committed to leading medicine in Clear Lake and surrounding communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of exceptional safety, quality, service and innovation.

    Houston Methodist Clear Lake provides a broad spectrum of adult, pediatric, medical and surgical care. It is an accredited chest pain center and acute stroke-ready designated through DNV.

    Houston Methodist Clear Lake offers advanced inpatient and outpatient services, including state-of-the-art imaging; childbirth center with a level II neonatal intensive care unit; minimally invasive surgery; cancer center; neurology and spine care; heart and vascular care; bariatric and digestive care; emergency care; primary care; rehabilitation services; and comprehensive orthopedics and sports medicine.

    Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.
    Equal Employment Opportunity
    Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
    Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound.

    Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.

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