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JOB SUMMARY
At Houston Methodist the Registered Nurse (RN) PRN position is a licensed staff nurse an experienced clinician functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benners model of clinical practice. The RN PRN position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population conducts nursing assessments assists with exams and treatment patient education and maintenance of medical records.The RN PRN position provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs. This position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate coordinate and maintain compassionate efficient quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The RN PRN position demonstrates clinical competence when providing care using technology administering medications performing procedures and managing emergencies acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights. This position assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees and possibly contributing to service line or hospitalwide initiatives in partnership with management.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Job responsibilities labeled EF capture those duties that are essential functions of the job.
PEOPLE 25%
SERVICE 25%
QUALITY/SAFETY 25%
FINANCE 10%
GROWTH/INNOVATION 15%
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 REQUIREMENTS
o Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
o Two years of registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment
CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED
o Texas RN license or temporary TX RN license should obtain permanent license within 90 days. Compact license acceptable according to current Board of Nursing requirements.
o American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
o Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service line
o American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC)recognized certification in applicable specialty area preferred
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
o Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations as defined in orientation checklist and annual departmental competency checklist
o 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
o Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
o Strong assessment organizational and problem solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
o Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians interprofessional care team and patients and their families
o Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act
o Demonstrates proficient time management skills
o Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide
o Working knowledge of Microsoft products including Outlook
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Work Attire Yes/No
Uniform No
Scrubs Yes
Business professional No
Other (dept. approved) No
OnCall* No (for NonExempt or Exempt jobs)
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (i.e. Disaster Severe Weather Event etc.) regardless of selection above.
Travel**
May require travel within Yes
Houston Metropolitan area
May require travel outside No
of Houston Metropolitan area
**Travel specifications may vary by department.
Please note any other special considerations to this job:
Company Profile:
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital opened in June 2017 as the eighth hospital in the Houston Methodist system. This 267bed 725000squarefoot fullservice acutecare 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 medicalsurgical and womens 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.
Full Time