Role: OR Charge Nurse

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: Permanent/ FTE

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing

Licenses/Certifications:
Current State of Texas license or temporary/compact license to practice professional nursing
Certified in Basic Life Support
Additional certifications may be required based on discipline and/or nursing unit requirements.

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:
5 years OR nursing experience in area of specialty.
Demonstrates commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions; delivers on our brand promise of “we advance health” through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results while ensuring one Client’s .

Principal Accountabilities:

• Plans, coordinates, and directs all activities between the interdisciplinary team to direct and facilitate departmental throughput in order to attain positive outcomes; coordinates with ancillary departments such as lab, radiology, registration, and bed board to ensure proper turn-around times.
• Makes daily assignments for all personnel according to the applicable skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served; identifies and utilizes available resources to resolve problems; coordinates and collaborates with other clinical coordinators ensuring departmental staffing coverage.
• Acts as a liaison, to departmental staff, medical personnel, patients and family members; assists in any patient care concerns, issues and complaints; conducts daily leadership rounding on assigned units.
• Utilizes critical thinking and sound clinical judgment and works autonomously to solve problems; escalates issues or notifies nursing leader/supervisor of significant occurrences, intervention, or delays, as appropriate.
• Facilitates resolution to patient problems and concerns, ensuring appropriate service recovery.
• Acts as a mentor/coach to assigned staff and provides input into the annual performance review of those staff members.
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement and desired client-centered outcomes.
• Considers the diverse needs of each patient through the entire continuum of care, providing and ensuring the highest level of service according to established service standards, optimizing the patient experience.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Client’s policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $76,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Hospital

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Houston, TX 77008: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• OR: 4 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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