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Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Methodist Hospital, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.  

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program
• Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 60 days of hire date)
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification

Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America.

As the flagship hospital, and most comprehensive medical care facility of Methodist Healthcare, we appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community. We’ve recently been named the No.1 Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report for 2019-20. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care possible for our patients, which is proven by our consecutive Grade A Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores. In addition, Methodist Hospital not only received a Primary Stroke Center designation from The Joint Commission, but has also received a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV GL Healthcare, designating the facility as offering the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area. For more information, please visit our website at and select Methodist Hospital under Locations.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic Registered Nurse opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Come join our awesome team as Director of Healthcare Services at Elder Homestead. Elder Homestead (51 apartments- Assisted Living and Memory Care) is located in the beautiful Minnetonka, MN and is part of Volunteers of America National Services, serving as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization and is a welcoming senior living community that provides assisted living and memory care. They make our residents feel protected and cared for at home with their unwavering kindness and shining attitudes. We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan so they know that we support them and their lives, inside and outside of work!

The Director of Healthcare Services provides direction, coordination, supervision and implementation of professional and supportive services to residents/clients using nursing theory and process in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.  The Director of Healthcare Services assures the residents/clients are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence. Perform initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs, coordinate with other departments, agencies and care providers as needed.

Salary: $94,000-$115,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Occasional Weekends)

Director of Healthcare Services Job Highlights:

Employer/Employee Benefits:

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• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
  
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
  
• Flexible Saving Account (FSA) 
  
• 403(b) - with discretionary contribution 
  
• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
  

Benefits with minimal to no cost to employees: 

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• Scholarships
  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  
• Wellness program
  
• Life insurance (with an option to purchase additional)
  
• Short term disability 
  
• Loan program
  
• Ministry Program
  

About the job: Assist in the development and oversight of resident services, including planning and coordinating opportunities for residents that promote a level of health, well-being, engagement, and growth.

The warm and caring atmosphere of our communities is created by nurses, environmental specialists, certified nursing assistants and other team members who love to help older adults feel healthy and at home.

When you join our team of exceptional professionals, we’ll trust you to do your best each day, and to show compassion and caring for our residents and your fellow team members. You’ll be rewarded with a generous array of industry-leading benefits and workplace considerations.

Essentials:

Administration

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• Participates in the organizations strategic planning activities.
  
• Assists in plan and development of agency structure.
  
• Clinical and administrative policies & procedures and the annual operating and capital budgets.
  Implements systems to assure compliance with all state and federal and local laws.
  
• Provides leadership to clinical and managerial staff.
  
• Assure compliance with the requirements of state licensure through policy and procedure development. Staff education and ongoing monitoring activities.
  
• Recommends new resident policy and procedure and/or changes current policies to improve quality of care and to meet state recommendations, efficiency and effectiveness of services.
  
• Reviews and updates client care procedures annually.
  
• Assists in planning and development of annual budgets.
  
• Assist in overall organizational evaluation.
  
• Risk management/incident reports.
  
• Assist with reviewing Abuse/Neglect claims and aid with abuse prevention investigations as necessary.
  
• Provide support to the facility by working on call.
  
• Communicate effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
  
• Provide staff direction through general meetings, timely personnel evaluations and productivity expectations
  

Coordination of Services:

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• Introduce health services to new clients and families.
  
• Perform initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs, coordinate with other departments, agencies and care providers as needed.
  
• Maintain ongoing communication with families, MDs and other care providers regarding status and condition changes.
  
• Develop a plan of care/service plan for resident/client that promotes independence.
  
• Ensure/coordinate ancillary services and appointment scheduling to ensure that needs are met.
  
• Assures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, dentist visits, psyche visits, lab, X-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.
  
• Ensure that residents/clients are involved in care planning to gain cooperation, understanding, to alleviate apprehension and facilitate continuity of care.
  
• Maintain continuity of care.
  
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care, and determine the need for changes.
  
• Implement plan of care/service plan changes as needed.
  
• Assure residents are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.
  
• Observes residents; records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies resident director and physician of resident’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.
  
• Performs ongoing assessments of resident’s physical and psychosocial needs and coordinates with other departments to assure quality, proactive care.
  
• Initiates a resident care plan according to the individualized needs of the resident, as prescribed by Physician and/or residence policy. Provides resident and family instruction.
  
• Conducts pre-admission screening of prospective residents
  

Coordination of Services (Home Care):

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• Participate in hospital care conferences to provide home health care expertise for resident discharges as needed.
  
• Introduce home health care services to clients and families for all new referrals.
  
• Interface with nurse clinicians/resident educators and social workers to provide resident care continuity, between hospital and home.
  
• Coordinate services to meet resident needs from the time of the new referral through the initial at home intake visit.
  
• Provide consultation to agency staff regarding new home care nursing treatments.
  
• Maintain liaison with attending physicians.
  
• Establish and implement priorities for services when resource limitations require.
  
• Coordinate referrals to other community agencies as appropriate.
  

Quality Improvement:

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• Establishes Quality Improvement planning teams.
  
• Identifies data collection requirements and reports to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and to ensure quality of client/resident care.
  
• Identifies systems to recognize resident needs, respond to resident needs, and to measure the outcomes of agency interventions.
  
• Utilizes this data to provide direction for improvements.
  
• Services on the Professional Advisory Board, if needed.
  
• Provides training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the administration of medications, to include frequently auditing medication sheets.
  
• Supervises the maintenance of resident charts, review documentation performed by care giving staff.
  
  

Human Resources:

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• Make health care staff hiring decisions.
  
• Participates in the hiring and orientation of personnel.
  
• Ensure staff development and in-service education programs to ensure competency of staff and to meet regulatory requirements.
  
• Provides staff direction through general meetings, timely personnel evaluations and identified performance expectations.
  
• Provides leadership to the clinical staff.
  
• Builds a strong team with complimentary skills.
  
• Communicates effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
  
• Provides training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the administration of medications, QA (auditing med sheets).
  
• Provides situation specific training.
  
• Provides counseling/disciplinary action to clinical staff to promote quality care.
  
• Makes recommendations for employee dismissal.
  
• Assist with coordination of staffing patterns.
  
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion or disability.
  
• Ensures current licensure/certification of all staff.
  
• Attends required in-services & completes assignments online modules.
  

Required Qualifications: 

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• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
  
• Current license as a RN in the state(s) of practice.
  
• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience, with a combination of long-term care dementia care or acute care. Home care experience preferred.
  
• Previous supervisory/management experience in a health care setting.
  
• CPR certified.
  
• Knowledge of Home Health regulatory and reimbursement requirements.
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Minimum Qualifications

Education:  Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing preferred

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:

• RN I < 1 year

• RN II = 1-3 years

• RN III = 3-10 years

• RN IV = 10+ years

• Effective oral and written communication skills

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivers safe and appropriate care to patients, according to the nursing skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served.

• Coordinates the planning for the delivery of nursing care with an interdisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care.

• Collaborates with, directs, and may delegate to the healthcare team in the attainment of positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care.

• Coordinates treatment plans; develops/implements discharge and/or transfer plans.

• 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.

• Adheres to all regulatory and Texas Board of Nursing standards.

• Ensures safe care to patients, staffs and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards, being a good steward of resources, 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; may serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.

• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.

• Other duties as assigned.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing preferred

Licenses/Certifications: 

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

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:

• Three (3) years 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 Memorial Hermann.

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; assist in any patient care concerns, issues and complaints; conducts daily leadership rounding on assigned unit.
• 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.
• Adheres to all regulatory and Texas Board of Nursing standards.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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; may serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Children's Memorial Hermann TMC is actively seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Infusion Oncology RN to join their team!

This position has 2 shifts available:

- 4 x 10 hr shifts

- Mon-Wed; Friday; Off-Thursday OR Mon-Wed; Friday; Off-Thursday

-No weekends, No holidays, No on call required

-Must have 3+ years of IMU or ICU pediatric experience; open to 5+ years of general pediatrics

-Must have BLS, PALS, APHON

-Highly prefer port certification

Interview: Zoom/Job Shadow

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing preferred

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:

• RN I < 1 year
• RN II = 1-3 years
• RN III = 3-10 years
• RN IV = 10+ years
• Effective oral and written communication

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivers safe and appropriate care to patients, according to the nursing skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served.
• Coordinates the planning for the delivery of nursing care with an interdisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with, directs, and may delegate to the healthcare team in the attainment of positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care.
• Coordinates treatment plans; develops/implements discharge and/or transfer plans.
• 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.
• Adheres to all regulatory and Texas Board of Nursing standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned, within scope of practice and clinical competency.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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.
• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
• Other duties as assigned.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Memorial Hermann TMC is actively seeking a skilled and enthusiastic RN, Clinical Coordinator for the Cancer Center.

• Full Time/DAYS

• Must have 5 or more years of RN experience

• Must have 2 or more years of Oncology experience

• No on call, holidays or weekends

• In Person Interviews

We offer DAY ONE benefits including medical, dental, and vision. We also offer a generous PTO accrual package, no cost education options, and a 6% match on a 403(b) retirement plan.

Sound like you? Apply TODAY!

Education:  Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing preferred

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

• Three (3) years nursing experience in area of specialty

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; assist in any patient care concerns, issues and complaints; conducts daily leadership rounding on assigned unit

• 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

• Adheres to all regulatory and Texas Board of Nursing standards

• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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.

• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.

• Other duties as assigned.

Employee Signature:________________________________________ Date:_________________

Manager Signature:_________________________________________ Date:_________________

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient served.  Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development as it relates to the different life cycles.  Specific age groups that are served by this position are circled:

|      Neonate      |         Infant         |      Pediatric      |    Adolescent    |         Adult         | Adult/Geriatric |

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

MUST HAVE 3 OR MORE YEARS OF RN EXPERIENCE

WORK HOURS: VARIED/10A-6P

SHIFTS: 3/8HR SHIFTS PER WEEK, ROTATING WEEKENDS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Minimum Associates Degree of Nursing required; Bachelors of Nursing preferred

Licenses/Certifications: 

• Current State of Texas license or temporary/compact license to practice professional nursing required

• Additional certifications may be required based on discipline and/or nursing unit requirements

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:

• Three (3) years of acute care hospital RN experience within the last 5 years (i.e. emergency department, critical care, intermediate, or medical/surgical units)

• Preferred experience in an admission/bed placement center.

• Previous OA/house supervisor experience desirable

• Ability to type on computer

• Familiarity with computer software, electronic health records

• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking with strong clinical nursing assessment skills.

• Effective communication (oral/written) skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities of equal importance in a fast pace environment.

• Excellent customer service skills.

• Demonstrated ability to quickly adjust to change.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Uses critical thinking and clinical judgement skills in directing patients to the most appropriate level of care and unit assignment while ensuring accurate and complete communication with all areas across the system.

• Organizes placement process to meet patient load influx and minimizes bed assignment delays.

• Acts as a clinical resource to non clinical team members within the Patient Flow Center.

  • Utilizes clinical knowledge of current census information and potential inpatient bed needs to project accurate and appropriate placement of incoming patients.

  • Conducts admission reviews related to level of care changes, to assure patient is placed in the appropriate bed based on physician order and level of care required.

  • Applies professional nursing skills in applying the four aspects of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) when indicated to evaluate needs of incoming patient based on level of care, availability of beds, physician order, and unit capability.

  • Uses critical thinking skills and knowledge of disease processes to intervene and/or guide non clinical personnel when there is a known or unknown confounding factor which would negatively impact the patient and/or patient flow.

• Manages all patient placement and progression functions in a responsive manner responding to all callers with the aid of the electronic health record, approved clinical protocols, and established patient care protocols and healthcare information.

• Works with all Memorial Hermann hospital teams and key stakeholders on facilitating efficient, timely placement of patients across the system.

  • Facilitate the coordination of patient placement with physicians, staff RNs, and other departments while meeting state and federal regulations (COBRA/EMTALA); plan of care to optimize patient outcomes and decrease length of stay in an unbiased, standardized manner

• Uses available tracking systems to maintain ongoing surveillance of available staffed beds. Monitors progress with bed assignments and arrivals of patients to assigned units; monitors for timeliness of transfers and discharges.

• Incorporates knowledge of hospital and unit admission criteria, unit specialties, limitations, and patient need when determining proper patient placement.

• Conducts or participates in daily bed meetings where appropriate.

• Alerts department leadership of delays with patient flow for individual patients and departments experiencing delays.

• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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.

• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards of providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and our workforce.

• Other duties as assigned.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing OR Social Work (BSW). Master’s degree preferred*

*Note: effective March 1, 2019 and going forward, these are the minimum qualifications for this role; incumbents hired before March 1, 2019 may have commensurate experience in lieu of BSN.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) required, LCSW preferred

• Case Manager Certification required

Experience/ Knowledge/ Skills:

• Minimum five (5) years experience in utilization management, case management, discharge planning or other cost/quality management program

• Three (3) years of experience in hospital-based nursing or social work

• Three (3) years of demonstrated leadership experience

• Knowledge of leading practice in clinical care and payor requirements

• Self-motivated, proven communication skills, assertive

• Background in business planning, and targeted outcomes

• Working knowledge of managed care, inpatient, outpatient, and the home health continuum, as well as utilization management and case management

• Working knowledge of the concepts associated with Performance Improvement

• Demonstrated effective working relationship with physicians

• Ability to work collaboratively with health care professionals at all levels to achieve established goals and improve quality outcomes

• Effective oral and written communication skills

Principal Accountabilities

• Assists in supervising and managing all aspects of the local level program.

• Supports growth and development of the case management program consistent with enterprise wide philosophy and in response to the dynamic nature of the health care environment through benchmarking for best practices, networking, quality management, and other activities as needed.

• Responsible for coordinating day to day operations of the program at the unit level.

• Assists in identifying and achieving optimal targeted financial outcomes via the inpatient case management process.

• Participates in departmental personnel functions (hiring, firing, etc.) in conjunction with the Director of Case Management.

• Provides input to annual and interim performance appraisal reviews for the professional and non-professional staff in department.

• Acts as liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between all care partners (physicians, hospitalists, community care managers, nurses, community resources, etc.)

• Responsible for leading a high performance team of “system thinkers” who incorporate leadership principles and vision in performing the functions of case management.

• Uses data to drive decisions, plan, and implement performance improvement strategies for case management.

• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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.

• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.

• Other duties as assigned.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing OR Social Work (BSW). Master’s degree preferred*

*Note: effective March 1, 2019 and going forward, these are the minimum qualifications for this role; incumbents hired before March 1, 2019 may have commensurate experience in lieu of BSN.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) required, LCSW preferred.

• Case Manager Certification required.

Experience/ Knowledge/ Skills:

• Minimum five (5) years experience in utilization management, case management, discharge planning or other cost/quality management program.

• Three (3) years of experience in hospital-based nursing or social work.

• Three (3) years of demonstrated leadership experience.

• Knowledge of leading practice in clinical care and payor requirements.

• Self-motivated, proven communication skills, assertive.

• Background in business planning, and targeted outcomes.

• Working knowledge of managed care, inpatient, outpatient, and the home health continuum, as well as utilization management and case management.

• Working knowledge of the concepts associated with Performance Improvement.

• Demonstrated effective working relationship with physicians.

• Ability to work collaboratively with health care professionals at all levels to achieve established goals and improve quality outcomes.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Principal Accountabilities

• Assists in supervising and managing all aspects of the local level program.

• Supports growth and development of the case management program consistent with enterprise wide philosophy and in response to the dynamic nature of the health care environment through benchmarking for best practices, networking, quality management, and other activities as needed.

• Responsible for coordinating day to day operations of the program at the unit level.

• Assists in identifying and achieving optimal targeted financial outcomes via the inpatient case management process.

• Participates in departmental personnel functions (hiring, firing, etc.) in conjunction with the Director of Case Management.

• Provides input to annual and interim performance appraisal reviews for the professional and non-professional staff in department.

• Acts as liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between all care partners (physicians, hospitalists, community care managers, nurses, community resources, etc.).

• Responsible for leading a high performance team of “system thinkers” who incorporate leadership principles and vision in performing the functions of case management.

• Uses data to drive decisions, plan, and implement performance improvement strategies for case management.

• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann 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.

• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.

• Other duties as assigned.