Nursing Professional Practice Leader I - Cath Lab

Qualifications

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Nursing
• Master’s degree in education field preferred
• Experience
• Four years nursing clinical experience
• Nursing professional development experience preferred
• Licenses and Certifications
• Required:
• 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
• Magnet ANCC-recognized certification (HM) within 6 months
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) or PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA)

Essential Functions

• People Essential Functions
• Promotes an environment which is conducive to ongoing professional learning, to advance individual, departmental, organization, or system-level goals.
• Engages in department and entity shared governance groups to drive professional development initiatives and achieve optimal results.
• Engages as a clinical resource. Communicates effectively with individuals, collaborators, and as part of a group. Utilizes peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of employee engagement.
• Service Essential Functions
• Applies the education process through completion of an assessment, identification of practice gaps (including lack of knowledge, skill, or inability to translate knowledge into practice), identification of desired outcomes, planning, facilitation of learning, and an evaluation.
• Participates in orientation of department new hires, and those in practice transition programs, by providing education, guidance, feedback, and competency evaluation.
• Engages in problem solving with interdisciplinary department stakeholders to enhance patient care. Reports professional development initiative outcome measures to relevant stakeholders and engage in action planning, as necessary to meet learner needs and address effectiveness.
• Quality/Safety Essential Functions
• Collaborates with department/service-line leadership, quality team, and/or other stakeholders to create an action plan in quality improvement initiatives. Engages in department Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Participates in initial and ongoing competency assessments, utilizing a variety of validation methods, and guided by appliable standards and evidence. Shares competency assessments with departmental leadership and engages in collaborative planning to promote independent, high-quality practice.
• Integrates evidence-based practice, instructional technology, and adult learning theory into educational offerings. Participates in performance improvement projects.
• Evaluates practice through knowledge of applicable professional scope and standards, policies and procedures, and regulatory standards, to ensure practice quality.
• Finance Essential Functions
• Initiative-taking to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks to meet the needs of clinical areas and department.
• Positively impacts finance outcomes through efficient utilization of resources and makes appropriate recommendations. Reports variation in anticipated needs or expected resource utilization.
• Growth/Innovation Essential Functions
• Promotes a spirit of inquiry by applying evidence-based practice and research in patient care. Participates in inquiry projects and consistently seeks to broaden related knowledge base.
• Provides resources for staff to meet individually identified needs and facilitate professional growth.
• Sets and achieves personal career goals. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

Supplemental Requirements

• Work Attire
• No uniform
• Yes, scrubs
• Yes, business professional
• No other (department approved)
• On Call
• No
• May Require Travel
• Within the Houston Metropolitan area
• Outside Houston Metropolitan area