Charge Nurse -Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - Nights - Part Time
Company: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Location: Bellaire
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Charge Nurse position is a licensed
professional Registered Nurse (RN), who, as an experienced
clinician, functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of
Benner's model of clinical practice. This position creates an
environment for the management and delivery of safe patient care.
In addition to fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of a
clinical nurse, the Charge Nurse position is a role model and coach
to department personnel and assists in developing their skills and
knowledge. This position provides nursing care to a diverse patient
population. Besides conducting nursing assessments, assisting with
exams and treatment and maintenance of medical records, this
position assists in coaching and mentoring department staff in
areas of clinical and professional practice. Role modeling
compassionate communication with physicians and the
interprofessional health care team, the Charge Nurse assumes
leadership responsibilities with high level contributions at the
bedside, unit, service line, and across the institution.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited
to leading unit and shared governance activities, assessing unit
needs related to practice and improvement opportunities, serving as
a clinical resource for both unit and hospital staff and
coordinating unit and hospital-wide education in partnership with
management.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Fosters staff engagement by demonstrating active listening,
requesting and acknowledging feedback, making equitable decisions,
providing rationale when appropriate, and supporting organizational
goals. Anticipates the needs of the staff members and proactively
offers assistance. Role models interprofessional communication,
which includes active listening and teaching, and assists with
staff stress management as needed. Improves departmental scores for
turnover/retention on unit-based scorecard.
- Role models fair and consistent leadership skills for effective
team dynamics and teambuilding strategies through problem solving,
coaching, and developing staff. Coaches staff to use efficient and
effective communication to establish and maintain a team
environment, and to include the patient and family as a part of the
team regarding their plan of care. Provides input into staff
performance reviews, as appropriate.
- Functions as a mentor and resource to unit staff, provides
oversight for students/new employee/preceptorships. Identifies
levels of organizational conflict and applies tools to effectively
resolve concerns, complaints or conflict with patients, families,
physicians and other interprofessional healthcare team members.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Leads the patient and family-centered care standards, as
outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice
document. Mentors others regarding specialty populations; audits
plan of care. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural
diversity and inclusion principles.
- Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, and
staff on the improvement of patient care through leader rounding.
Ensures effective collaboration with other departments regarding
patient process issues.
- Drives department service standards and activities to improve
department score for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard,
through role modeling and fostering accountability.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- 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. Participates
in the creation of a continuous improvement environment by
promoting situational awareness, assisting with audits as needed,
and using teachable moments.
- Coordinates nursing care throughout the shift considering
patient acuity, staff skill level and safety to ensure that our
duty to our patients can be met. Models the standards related to
regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in
the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.
- Facilitates seamless patient flow to/from/through the
department, leading the delivery of quality family-centered care
throughout the continuum of care. Ensures the patient plan of care
is accurate and timely, coaching staff if documentation
deficiencies are identified. Works closely with the OAs and bed
management regarding timely patient placement. Proactively
recognizes, determines a plan of action, and responds to
situations, such as Rapid Response/CERTs, and emergency codes.
- 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. Role models
situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.
Assists with audits as needed.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Implements department strategies to achieve financial target on
unit-based scorecard and mentors others to do the same through
timely documentation of care, decreasing length of stay, optimizing
efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime, and other areas
according to departmental specifications.
- Attends daily care coordination rounds to facilitate patient
progression. Ensures that follow-up has been implemented on any
concerns or issues identified by the team. Manages productivity in
accordance with staffing grid.
- Provides input into unit resource utilization including unit
capital and operational budget needs. Oversees shift by shift
resource utilization through the allocation of staff, supplies and
contributions to the patient throughput.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Fosters identification and implementation of innovative
solutions for practice changes to improve patient care or unit
operations such as reduction of hospital readmissions or other
department-specific measures by leading and/or participating in
unit projects and shared governance activities. Investigates and
incorporates evidence-based practices which are presented to shared
governance and leadership. Supports change initiatives and adapts
to unexpected changes.
- 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.
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 of Science degree or higher from an accredited School
of Nursing
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Twenty four months of clinical nursing experience with
demonstration of progressive leadership skills
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
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
- Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service
line
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
- Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification
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.
- Strong assessment, organizational and problem solving skills as
evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role
components
- Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in
interactions with physicians, interprofessional healthcare team and
patients and their families.
- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work
autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
- Demonstrates proficient time management skills.
- Demonstrates highly developed assessment skills; contributes to
policies, procedure and protocols.
- Has knowledge of Nursing Unit's Dashboard and Hospital Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores.
- Demonstrates expertise in operating the electronic medical
record
- Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in
Clinical Career Path program guideSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform Yes
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional No
- Other (department approved) NoON-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* YesTRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area NoCompany
Profile:Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in
the first quarter of 2025, will be Houston Methodist's ninth
hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology
available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our
opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the
rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor, the hospital will be equipped
with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID,
many of them designed to make patient communication with
physicians, staff and families the very best and most effective in
any health care facility. Even though the hospital won't be fully
operational until 2025, we have several services and specialties
opening in 2024.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer
inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston 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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