Charge RN II Emergency Department

About the role

The Charge RN II Emergency Department at Houston Methodist is a licensed professional Registered Nurse (RN) who functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benner's model of clinical practice. This role manages and delivers safe patient care, serves as a role model and coach to department personnel, and assists in developing their skills and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Fosters staff engagement by demonstrating active listening, requesting and acknowledging feedback, making equitable decisions, providing rationale when appropriate, and supporting organizational goals.
• Role models fair and consistent leadership skills for effective team dynamics and team building strategies through problem solving, coaching, and developing staff.
• Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, and staff on the improvement of patient care through leader rounding.
• Drives department service standards and activities to improve department score for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard, through role modeling and fostering accountability.
• 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.
• Facilitates seamless patient flow to/from/through the department, leading the delivery of quality family-centered care throughout the continuum of care.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section
• Twenty four months of clinical nursing experience with demonstration of progressive leadership skills
• Required licenses and certifications:
• RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure - Texas Board of Nursing_PSV Compact Licensure – Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency)
• BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association
• NIHSTROKE - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (AHA) - American Heart Association
• NVCRISIS - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention or Instructor (CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute
• Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification or
• ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Certification (ENA) or
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course or Instructor (ENA)