Lead Clinical Nurse - Day Shift (Hiring Immediately)

partnership with management.

departments only.

• 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 studentsnew employeepreceptorships. 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.
• 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 department scores for employee engagement.

• Leads the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Proactively recognizes, determines a plan of action, and responds to situations, such as emergency codes. 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.
• Maintains ongoing interactions with entire care team, and patients and families as appropriate, on improvement of patient care through consistent rounding, as needed. Drives department service standards and activities to improve department score for patient satisfaction, 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. 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 duty to 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 tofromthrough 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 ResponseCERTs, and emergency codes.
• Participates in initiatives to improve quality and safety 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.

• 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.
• Implements department strategies to achieve financial target and encourages others to do the same through timely documentation of care, optimizing efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime, and other areas according to department specifications.

• Encourages 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 andor participating in unit projects and shared governance activities. 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, informationaleducational resources and programs designed to improve quality and professional practice. Completes and updates My Development Plan on an on-going basis.

need arises.

• Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

• Two years clinical nursing experience with demonstration of progressive leadership skills

• RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure andor 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 unitservice line ****

• Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification ****

• 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 care 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 department Dashboard and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores
• Demonstrates expertise in operating the electronic medical record
• Ability to remain calm in the presence of emergency situations and manage the emergent situation

**SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS**

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional No
• Other (department approved) No

• On Call* Yes

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

**Company Profile:**

Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in th