Registered Nurse II-PRN-LBJ-(Observation Unit

Overview

Job Number: 180460 Job Title: Registered Nurse II-PRN-LBJ-(Observation Unit)
Salary: $41.82 - $52.55

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. Harris Health focuses on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, offering acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s network of clinics and health centers. Harris Health is among a select group of systems achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation and NCQA designation for patient-centered clinics and health centers, with partnerships with Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School (UTHealth), and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

At Harris Health, we prioritize our people and aim for a culture of compassion, collaboration, and excellence in serving Harris County’s most in need. We commit to integrity and accountability and to leading with love, delivering quality care, education, and respect for every individual’s contribution to our mission.

The Nurse Clinician II (NCII) has knowledge and skills necessary to meet standards for professional practice as defined by the Texas Nursing Practice Act and by HCHD Nursing Service. The NCII independently and safely manages patients with problems common to the assigned clinical area; recognizes when assistance is needed and seeks appropriate resources.

• Degrees:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
  • Diploma in Nursing;
    Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing
• Licensure/Certification:
  • Registered Nurse;
    Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Texas
  • Basic Life Support from an American Heart Association (AHA) or Red Cross approved program
  • Other certificates as required by unit/service
• Work Experience: One (1) year full-time RN experience or completion of GN Program
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Bilingual skills preferred
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
  • Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking)
  • Writing / Composing (Correspondence/Reports)
• Proficiencies: PC skills
• Job Attributes:
  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
    Mathematics, Medical Terms
  • Work Schedule:
    
    Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, On Call