This role provides bedside leadership on a particular unit or units and shift, coordinating patient flow, patient care and assignments. Responsible for assisting the manager/director with human resource management to include evaluations, coaching, mentoring, recruitment, retention, education and orientation. Works with manager/director to control costs and manage department budget and productivity. Facilitates patient/nurse assignments based on volume, acuity and skill mix, and provides coordination of patient care on nursing unit while maintaining productivity standards. Effectively communicates with patients, families and other healthcare team members by incorporating the 8 caring factors in the Quality Caring Model. Incorporates THR philosophy in working with peers, and other members of the health care team. Partners with physicians to advance physician engagement. Assimilates leadership responsibilities on the unit and throughout the entity and/or system. Promotes a positive image of Texas Health Nursing. Commits to autonomous maintenance and continuous improvement of competence and serves as a role model to other healthcare team members. Holds self and other accountable for highly reliable behavior. Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree