RN Hospital - Nights / Full Time

IMU RN II -Night

Full-time

Healthcare

IMU RN II -Night Houston Texas

Deg Bachelors

Provides care to increasingly complex patients and coordinates the interdisciplinary team. (Quality/Safety) b. Identifies and presents areas for improvement in patient care or unit operations and offers solutions by participating in unit projects and shared governance activities. (Growth/Innovation) c. Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs. (Finance) e. Contributes to meeting departmental financial target on unit-based scorecard. (Finance) 2. PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE a. Develops and updates plan of care in partnership with the patient and family using the nursing process, incorporating the patient`s priorities and abilities. (Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family, provides appropriate resources, incorporating planning for care after discharge. (Contributes to meeting departmental target for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard. (Follows the nursing process, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient`s condition, demonstrates clinical problem-solving and critical thinking, and makes decisions using evidence-based analytical approach. (Quality/Safety) b. Quality/Safety) c. Contributes to meeting departmental targets for quality and safety measures on unit-based scorecard. (Quality/Safety) 4. Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, lists and responds to the ideas of others. (Uses a structured format for regular communication with patients and families, such as hourly rounding. (Quality/Safety) c. Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with patients and families and communicates the plan of care. (Manages usual patient assignment and other unit demands, completes patient care responsibilities in timely manner with accurate documentation, organizes multiple priorities and anticipates/plans for potential problems. (Quality/Safety) b. Uses downtime efficiently, aware of team members` workload, consistently offers assistance, and responds positively to requests for assistance from other team members. (Quality/Safety) b. Collaborates with staff from the interdisciplinary team concerning safety data to improve outcomes. (Quality/Safety) c. Implements unit and hospital initiatives to achieve National Patient Safety Goals. (Quality/Safety) 7. Initiates evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects based on these observations. (Quality/Safety) c. Assures that designated core measures are met in providing care. (Quality/Safety) 8. Identifies own learning needs, consults with healthcare team experts and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs. (Implements staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes; Does the candidate have 18 months of RN exp in a hospital setting? Does the candidate have a Texas RN License? All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.