Float Pool RN II

POSITION SUMMARY

At Houston Methodist, the Registered Nurse (RN) II Float General Acute position is a licensed staff nurse, an experienced clinician, and functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benner’s model of clinical practice. The RN II Float General Acute provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population, conducts nursing assessments, assists with examinations and treatment, delivers patient education, and maintains medical records.

The role delivers direct patient care efficiently, including patients with varied and complex needs, and collaborates with physicians and the interprofessional health care team to facilitate, coordinate, and provide compassionate, efficient, quality care with desired treatment outcomes. The RN II Float demonstrates clinical competence through use of technology, medication administration, procedures and emergency management, and acts as a patient and family advocate to uphold patient rights.

Leadership responsibilities include participation in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and contributing to service line or hospital-wide initiatives with management. The RN II Float must float to various assigned departments.

• Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families, and the interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care.
• Contributes to teamwork by awareness of overall unit acuity, consistently offering assistance, and responding positively to requests for assistance. Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment. Seeks guidance from and offers guidance to the interprofessional health care team, when appropriate, and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes.
• Implements staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes; coaches and mentors other staff and students. May include preceptorship.
• Uses peer‑to‑peer accountability toward improvement of department score for turnover, retention, and employee engagement on the unit‑based scorecard.

• Follows the patient and family‑centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Conducts nursing assessments, assists with examinations and treatment, and maintains medical records.
• Develops, updates, and communicates the plan of care—including discharge—in partnership with the patient, family, and interprofessional health care team, using the nursing process. Prioritizes care based on the patient’s needs, abilities, and preferences. Advocates on behalf of the patient/family to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.
• Provides patient teaching based on learning needs, uses appropriate resources, and incorporates planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the patient’s comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly.
• Helps drive improvement of the department score for patient satisfaction on the unit‑based scorecard, through peer‑to‑peer accountability to service standards.

• Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.
• Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Identifies areas of practice improvements with research‑based evidence to achieve core measure and patient safety outcomes, supported by accurate documentation.
• Provides and modifies care to complex patients and coordinates care with the interprofessional team based on evaluation of the patient’s condition, supported by accurate documentation. Utilizes clinical judgement, using an evidence‑based analytical approach.
• Improves quality and safety scores on the unit‑based scorecard, through peer‑to‑peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional…