Charge Nurse (RN), Med Surg / IMU, Nights
Company: Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Location: Tomball
Posted on: September 28, 2024
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Job 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 The
Woodlands Hospital opened in June 2017 as the eighth hospital in
the Houston Methodist system. This 267-bed, 725,000-square-foot,
full-service, acute-care hospital offers many of the same services
as our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Also, on the
beautiful hospital campus, located at the intersection of
Interstate 45 and Texas State Highway 242, are two medical office
buildings, which include a Breast Care Center; Cancer Center;
infusion center; heart and vascular services; neurology;
orthopedics and sports medicine; rehabilitation services; wellness
services; an outpatient laboratory; and several other
multispecialty physician practices. In January 2022, Houston
Methodist The Woodlands opened Healing Tower --- a $250 million
expansion project that added 106 beds, focused on medical-surgical
and women---s services, and provided nine operating rooms. The
project also included the expansion of the endoscopy center,
emergency department and diagnostic imaging department with an
enhanced neurodiagnostic and interventional center. 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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