Nurse Scientist
Company: Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: September 29, 2024
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Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Nurse Scientist position is
responsible for leading the development, coordination,
implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of nursing research
activities. This position works closely with the Director and
Manager for Nursing Science to strategically plan, and outline
priority initiatives based on hospital quality measures. The Nurse
Scientist position ensures the highest quality of scholarly and
scientific activity by Houston Methodist nursing staff. This
position serves as a role model and consultant related to the
nursing research process and coordinates the IRB approval and grant
funding process for nursing research. The Nurse Scientist position
promotes and facilitates evidence-based interventions at the
bedside, a key component for the role PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Serves as a consultant to nursing leadership, executives, and
nurses to develop, implement and sustain evidence-based high impact
initiatives. Role models efficient and effective communication to
establish and maintain a team environment. Promotes, supports, and
facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance
research in practice: evidence-based practice, the conduct of
research, research utilization, and research dissemination.
Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate, mentor,
and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff. Serves as an active
member of the Research Council. Coordinates, guides, leads, and
provides support for council activities and serves as the liaison
to the nursing shared governance structure. Conducts self in a
manner that is congruent with cultural diversity, equity, and
inclusion principles. Fosters staff engagement by demonstrating
active listening, requesting, and acknowledging feedback, providing
rationale when appropriate, and supporting organizational goals.
Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee
engagement, i.e., peer-to-peer accountability. SERVICE ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS Facilitates and directs the development of
interdepartmental and interprofessional research activities,
including generating individual and/or group programs of research.
Encourages and promotes nursing publications in peer reviewed
journals. QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Identifies nursing
quality metrics outliers and creates evidence-based nursing
interventions for improvement. Supports hospital efforts to improve
quality care, linking research to improved patient outcomes. Plans,
directs, and ensures execution and sustainability of all
initiatives to ensure that the goals of the program are met. In
collaboration with the Director, develops program outcome measures
and monitors for sustainability. Conducts investigator-initiated
research that supports and adds to nursing's scientific foundation.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Seeks research funding through grant
application. Assists departments and individual healthcare
professionals to apply and obtain such funding for research
projects and activities. Implements department strategies to
achieve financial target and mentors others to do the same,
optimizing efficiency and other areas according to department
specifications. Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and
value creation in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time
effectively and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as
needed. GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Develops initiatives
and held accountable for increasing the number of HM nursing
research, EBP and quality improvement dissemination activities at
the national and international level. Generates and communicates
new ideas to lead teams to creative strategies that improve quality
or service and impact entity departments and address organization
or department priorities. Analyzes and presents research and
quality improvement data. Fosters an institutional environment
conducive to the conduct of inquiry, research, and evidence-based
practice, as evidenced by the number of nurse-generated projects.
Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes
appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with
appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development
Plan on an on-going basis. 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's and Master's degree, one of which must
be in nursing Doctoral degree in medical field WORK EXPERIENCE Five
years clinical nursing experience 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 Magnet - ANCC
Recognized Certification within 1 year 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 Acts as effective change agent Strong
assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced
by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
Demonstrates expert time management skills SUPPLEMENTAL
REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE Uniform No Scrubs No Business professional
Yes 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 No
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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