Charge RN II Medical/Surgery

About the role

Charge RN II Medical/Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital is a full-time position with a night shift. The role requires a graduate of an approved education program for the required credentials, twenty-four months of clinical nursing experience with progressive leadership skills, and relevant licenses and certifications.

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.
• 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.
• 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 as listed in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section

Knowledge and Abilities

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations. Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regards to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security. Demonstrates strong assessment, organizational and problem solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components. Demonstrates proficient time management skills. Demonstrates highly developed assessment skills; contributes to policies, procedures and protocols. 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 and scrubs are required.
• On call: Yes
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes