REGISTERED NURSE II - Med/Surg position at The Methodist Hospital in Houston

The Methodist Hospital is presently looking of REGISTERED NURSE II - Med/Surg on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:26:10 GMT. This Med/Surg Unit is a 24 bed acute care hospital unit that serves male and female patients aged 18-100 with any number of medical surgical problems requiring medical and surgical interventions admitted primarily from Operating rooms, Emergency rooms, as well as from internal transfers from other hospital units, direct admits from doctor's offices, or transfers from outside facilities. A variety...

REGISTERED NURSE II - Med/Surg

Location: Houston Texas

Description: The Methodist Hospital is presently looking of REGISTERED NURSE II - Med/Surg right now, this position will be placed in Texas. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. This Med/Surg Unit is a 24 bed acute care hospital unit that serves male and female patients aged 18-100 with any number of medical surgical problems requiring medical and surgical interventions admitted primarily from Operating rooms, Emergency rooms, as well as from internal transfers from other hospital units, direct admits from doctor's offices, or transfers from outside facilities. A variety medical diagnosis can be found on this unit with a vast majority consisting of gastrointestinal, liver disease, and respiratory diseases.

The RN II is a staff nurse, who as an experienced clinician functions at the Competent stage of Benner's model of clinical practice. The RN II provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently to a patient team which may include patients with varied and complex needs. The RN II assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and possibly contributing to service line or hospital wide initiatives

Duties and Responsibilities are cross-referenced to the hospital's Pillars of Excellence:

People (providing direction and plans, leading and managing people, ICARE values)

Service (patient/customer satisfaction, interpersonal effectiveness)

Quality and Safety (making judgments and decisions)

Finance (driving for performance excellence)

Innovation and Growth (leading improvement and innovation, role-specific expertise)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Bachelor's degree required for new hires at TMH, preferred at TMH system hospitals

10 CEU's annually (5 within specialty)

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

At least 18 months' experience required

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

Registered nurse with current Texas license

BLS

Other certifications as required by unit/service

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Must be able to perform skills and competencies as defined in orientation checklist and annual departmental competency checklist if applicable.

Basic computer skills

Must be able to write and speak effectively in English

Competencies, skills, training as listed in Policy NU-903, 'Competence of Nursing Staff' and HR 07 'Competency Assessment'
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This position starts available on: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:26:10 GMT

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