At Houston Methodist, the Manager Nursing position is responsible for 24-hour comprehensive operational responsibility for the delivery and quality of patient care provided in the designated areas(s) of responsibility. This registered nurse position fosters interdepartmental/interprofessional collaboration. The Manager, Nursing position participates in committees, representing unit and Nursing in a positive manner. The position assists with developing and implementing performance initiatives, ensuring optimal patient safety, outcomes and customer satisfaction. This position demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through self-direction, initiative, effective interpersonal skills and oral/written communication skills. The manager position responsibilities include managing the daily work activities of the work unit/department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency while assisting management in accomplishing strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position provides guidance to staff and is responsible for staffing, budget compliance, contributing to staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also implements training, monitoring and operations initiatives that secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Performs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees in the department. Provides development and mentoring of staff. Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department turnover. Develops direct reports to perform these same functions.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides fair and consistent leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters, rounding on all employees, completing performance appraisals, conducting new hire feedback sessions, coaching/corrective counseling, and providing recognition/commendations to achieve desired outcomes. Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.</li></ul><ul><li>Facilitates and promotes effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies within and between departments; participates and/or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.</li></ul><ul><li>Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department and/or system metrics on employee engagement indicators: action readiness score, tier level.</li></ul><ul><li>Establishes effective, two-way communication with staff, demonstrating active listening, requesting and acknowledging feedback, making equitable decisions, providing rationale when appropriate, and supporting organizational goals. Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment, and to include the patient and family as a part of the team regarding their plan of care. Assists staff with stress management practices.</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Plans and organizes day-to-day department operations, schedule and activities. Sets priorities and functional standards, giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customer/patient satisfaction.</li></ul><ul><li>Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and/or system score for patient/customer-based satisfaction, through role modeling and fostering accountability. Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.</li></ul><ul><li>Serves as role model to staff, reinforcing principles of service orientation and ensuring that the focus is always on improving patient care and/or services, effectively resolve concerns, complaints or conflict with patients, families, physicians and other interprofessional health care team members, taking appropriate action and channeling concerns according to appropriate procedures.</li></ul><ul><li>Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, physicians, and staff on how to improve patient care and service provided.</li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and/or revises the department safety plan and/or any specific accreditation/regulatory required safety guidelines, including infection control principles. Monitors and confirms staff maintain their required credentials that demonstrate competency per accrediting agency or department guidelines as applicable.</li></ul><ul><li>Uses and optimizes information systems to enhance operations; supports entity-specific performance improvement and data management/analysis functions.</li></ul><ul><li>Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes by monitoring and improving the department workflow, using peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses and/or adverse events immediately and identifying solutions via collaboration. Adopts lean principles in driving process improvements. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitors self and employee compliance with policies, procedures, and System HR Standards of Practice and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.e., focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).</li></ul><ul><li>Prepares measurable goals and objectives that are consistent with Houston Methodist priorities, and develops action plans for achieving goals, incorporating collaborative efforts when appropriate.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Assists in the development of department budget and ensures that the department operates in a cost-effective manner. Manages/audits department expenses within approved budget parameters, ensuring that the department meets the budgeted/flex revenue and/or expense targets on a monthly and annual basis. Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department/patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.</li></ul><ul><li>Implements department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs, developing others to do the same, through optimizing productivity, supply/resource efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime and overtime percentage, and other areas according to department specifications.</li></ul><ul><li>Plans coverage of unit to maximize presence of management and staff. Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department/patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department operations or other department-specific measures by leading unit projects and/or other department/system directed shared governance activities. Supports change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.</li></ul><ul><li>Proactively evaluates processes; recommends and implements action plan(s) for change; follows through to ensure effective, sustainable change. Participates in the development and implementation of new procedures and the review and revision of existing procedures.</li></ul><ul><li>Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, and units to achieve business goals.</li></ul><ul><li>Seeks opportunities to identify developmental needs of self and staff and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an ongoing basis. Conducts conversations with staff on their development and IDP.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>Three years' experience in nursing, one year in a progressive leadership role in healthcare; for HM internal, two years' experience in nursing which includes HM performance that demonstrates leadership abilities, i.e. charge nurse responsibilities</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>Health Services\RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR</li><li>Health Services\RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND</li><li>BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) AND</li><li>Health Services\Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification within 1 year OR</li><li>If at HMH, must have an ANCC-recognized leadership certification within 1 year AND</li><li>Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service line </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?XfwhPf4jER53m68P1ZR2agg" width="0" height="0" />

**Manager Nursing**

At Houston Methodist, the Manager Nursing position is responsible for 24-hour comprehensive operational responsibility for the delivery and quality of patient care provided in the designated areas of responsibility. This registered nurse position fosters interdepartmental/interprofessional collaboration. The Manager, Nursing position participates in committees, representing the unit and Nursing in a positive manner. The position assists with developing and implementing performance initiatives, ensuring optimal patient safety, outcomes, and customer satisfaction. This position demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through self-direction, initiative, effective interpersonal skills, and oral/written communication skills.

The manager position responsibilities include managing the daily work activities of the work unit/department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence, and efficiency while assisting management in accomplishing strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position provides guidance to staff and is responsible for staffing, budget compliance, contributing to staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work-related performance, and assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also implements training, monitoring, and operations initiatives that secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.

**Job Description**

- Performs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees in the department. Provides development and mentoring of staff. Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department turnover. Develops direct reports to perform these same functions.

- Provides fair and consistent leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters, rounding on all employees, completing performance appraisals, conducting new hire feedback sessions, coaching/corrective counseling, and providing recognition/commendations to achieve desired outcomes. Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.

- Facilitates and promotes effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies within and between departments; participates and/or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.

- Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department and/or system metrics on employee engagement indicators: action readiness score, tier level.

- Establishes effective, two-way communication with staff, demonstrating active listening, requesting and acknowledging feedback, making equitable decisions, providing rationale when appropriate, and supporting organizational goals. Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment, and to include the patient and family as a part of the team regarding their plan of care. Assists staff with stress management practices.

- Plans and organizes day-to-day department operations, schedule, and activities. Sets priorities and functional standards, giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customer/patient satisfaction.

- Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and/or system score for patient/customer-based satisfaction through role modeling and fostering accountability. Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.

- Serves as a role model to staff, reinforcing principles of service orientation and ensuring that the focus is always on improving patient care and/or services, effectively resolving concerns, complaints or conflict with patients, families, physicians, and other interprofessional health care team members, taking appropriate action and channeling concerns according to appropriate procedures.

- Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, physicians, and staff on how to improve patient care and service provided.

- Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and/or revises the department safety plan and/or any specific accreditation/regulatory required safety guidelines, including infection control principles. Monitors and confirms staff maintain their required credentials that demonstrate competency per accrediting agency or department guidelines as applicable.

- Uses and optimizes information systems to enhance operations; supports entity-specific performance improvement and data management/analysis functions.

- Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes by monitoring and improving the department workflow, using peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses and/or adverse events immediately, and identifying solutions via collaboration. Adopts lean principles in driving process improvements. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.

- Monitors self and employee compliance with policies, procedures, and System HR Standards of Practice and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.e., focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).

- Prepares measurable goals and objectives that are consistent with Houston Methodist priorities, and develops action plans for achieving goals, incorporating collaborative efforts when appropriate.

- Assists in the development of department budget and ensures that the department operates in a cost-effective manner. Manages/audits department expenses within approved budget parameters, ensuring that the department meets the budgeted/flex revenue and/or expense targets on a monthly and annual basis. Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department/patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.

- Implements department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs, developing others to do the same through optimizing productivity, supply/resource efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime and overtime percentage, and other areas according to department specifications.

- Plans coverage of unit to maximize presence of management and staff. Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department/patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.

- Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department operations or other department-specific measures by leading unit projects and/or other department/system directed shared governance activities. Supports change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.

- Proactively evaluates processes; recommends and implements action plan(s) for change; follows through to ensure effective, sustainable change. Participates in the development and implementation of new procedures and the review and revision of existing procedures.

- Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, and units to achieve business goals.

- Seeks opportunities to identify developmental needs of self and staff and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an ongoing basis. Conducts conversations with staff on their development and IDP.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing

- Three years' experience in nursing, one year in a progressive leadership role in healthcare; for HM internal, two years' experience in nursing which includes HM performance that demonstrates leadership abilities (i.e., charge nurse responsibilities)

**Licenses and Certifications - Required**

- Health Services\RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days 

- Health Services\RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days 

- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) 

- Health Services\Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification within 1 year 

- If at HMH, must have an ANCC-recognized leadership certification within 1 year 

- Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit/service line 

**Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills competency assessments, and performance evaluations

- Sufficient proficiency in speaking

Manager of Nursing (RN) Operating Room Services (Orthopedics) FT Days

Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Opportunity - The Woodlands- Premier Location in North Houston!Interested applicants, please forward a copy of your CV to Tricia Selsberg - and indicate "Gastroenterologist - Woodlands" in your email.Opportunity:Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is currently seeking a BC/BE Gastroenterologist to join a well-respected practice in The Woodlands, a rapidly growing area located 28 miles north of downtown Houston and consistently voted a "Top Best Place to Live".Houston Methodist is recognized in Texas and around the world for treating digestive disorders with the most advanced treatments and innovative technologies. Houston Methodist Hospital is ranked No. 5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery. This is a full-time career opportunity with a competitive base salary plus incentivized bonus structure. We welcome applications from qualified candidates interested in becoming an integral part of our expanding team and inclusive, collegial culture.Job Description <ul><li>Mix of inpatient and outpatient with designated procedure and clinic time.</li><li>Opportunity for paid call</li><li>Tenured staff to include NPs and MAs</li><li>Need is based on a busy practice and exploding population in north Houston.</li></ul>Qualifications <ul><li> Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology</li><li> Ability to obtain a Texas medical license or have a Texas medical license in good standing.</li><li> Candidates with experience or new residents/fellows are welcome to apply.</li></ul> Compensation/Benefits<ul><li>Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus and productivity bonus.</li><li>Health, Dental & Vision Insurance</li><li>Generous Retirement Benefits</li><li>Excellent PTO Plan </li></ul>About Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital:Houston Methodist The Woodlands opened on June 26, 2017 as the eighth hospital in the Houston Methodist system. This new 187-bed, 470,000-square-foot, full-service, acute care hospital offers many of the same services as our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Also, on the $380 million hospital campus, located at the intersection of I-45 and TX 242, is a medical office building, which opened in March 2016. Medical Office Building 1 includes a breast care center, cancer center & infusion center, orthopedics & sports medicine, rehabilitation services, wellness services, and an outpatient laboratory in addition to multi-specialty physician practices. A second medical office building and 785-car parking garage opened in 2018. The hospital completed a $250 million capital expansion in 2022 which increased bed capacity to 300, expand the emergency center to 45 rooms and increase the operating rooms to 25. This is the second phase in the master plan to expand to a 400-bed full service tertiary care facility.About The Woodlands Community:Rated by Niche's "Best Cities in America to Live in", The Woodlands is the only city in TX to make the top 10 in 2023. A two-time first place winner, The Woodlands is a dynamic hometown within a natural forest that is known for its balance between man and nature. Located 28 miles North of downtown Houston, The Woodlands is a thriving business community and a premier destination for visitors - a place where generations live, worship, work, learn and play. The Woodlands achieves prosperity by promoting economic development and quality of life cultivates the relationship between urban needs and George Mitchell's vision of environmental sustainability provides premier services and activities, superior educational opportunities, a diversity of jobs, vibrant public spaces, integrated mobility options, public activities, cultural events and entertainment for all is a place that welcomes everyone from everywhere to grow and thrive.<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?rjkyZ%2bD7DdyqOHE9jR%2b4NAc" width="0" height="0" />

**Gastroenterologist**

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is currently seeking a BC/BE Gastroenterologist to join a well-respected practice in The Woodlands, a rapidly growing area located 28 miles north of downtown Houston and consistently voted a "Top Best Place to Live."

Houston Methodist is recognized in Texas and around the world for treating digestive disorders with the most advanced treatments and innovative technologies. Houston Methodist Hospital is ranked No. 5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery.

This is a full-time career opportunity with a competitive base salary plus an incentivized bonus structure. We welcome applications from qualified candidates interested in becoming an integral part of our expanding team and inclusive, collegial culture.

**Job Description**

- Mix of inpatient and outpatient with designated procedure and clinic time.
- Opportunity for paid call.
- Tenured staff to include NPs and MAs.
- Need is based on a busy practice and exploding population in north Houston.

**Requirements**

- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology.
- Ability to obtain a Texas medical license or have a Texas medical license in good standing.
- Candidates with experience or new residents/fellows are welcome to apply.

**Benefits**

- Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus and productivity bonus.
- Health, dental & vision insurance.
- Generous retirement benefits.
- Excellent PTO plan.

**Community Overview**

Rated by Niche's "Best Cities in America to Live in," The Woodlands is the only city in Texas to make the top 10 in 2023. A two-time first place winner, The Woodlands is a dynamic hometown within a natural forest that is known for its balance between man and nature.

Located 28 miles north of downtown Houston, The Woodlands is a thriving business community and a premier destination for visitors—a place where generations live, worship, work, learn, and play. The Woodlands achieves prosperity by promoting economic development and quality of life, cultivating the relationship between urban needs and George Mitchell's vision of environmental sustainability. It provides premier services and activities, superior educational opportunities, a diversity of jobs, vibrant public spaces, integrated mobility options, public activities, cultural events, and entertainment for all—a place that welcomes everyone from everywhere to grow and thrive.

Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Opportunity - The Woodlands

At Houston Methodist, the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position a registered nurse, responsible for facilitating and coordinating patient care during all phases of transplantation. The Clinical Communication Coordinator position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population and interacts with all members of interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the transplant patient. This position provides indirect patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs. Responsibilities for the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position include appropriately identifying candidates upon transplant referral and coordinating the evaluation process; assessing and triaging all organ specific patient calls through the transplant communication center for appropriate resolution of issues including independently managing issues as appropriate; facilitating transplant clinic activity; and ensuring proper documentation of all patient care issues through the communication center including completion of any issues triaged to other team members. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Serves as the voice of the department through frontline, telephonic communication for all phases of transplant. Role models interprofessional communication, using therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients and families. Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during all phases of transplantation and communicates the plan of care.</li></ul><ul><li>Communicates with candidate, referring physicians, other health care providers, payors, and transplant team members regarding the patient's status and maintains communication as needed. Provides telephonic patient education in the areas of transplant and organ donation.</li></ul><ul><li>Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offers assistance. Serves as a resource for referring physician activities. Contributes to 1mproving department score for employee satisfaction/engagement.</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Follows the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Coordinates with interprofessional healthcare team, the evaluation process for potential transplant candidate. Contributes to meeting patient satisfaction measures.</li></ul><ul><li>Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources. Assesses candidate/family/caregiver educational deficits for all phases of the transplant process. Provides additional education via phone as indicated by assessment. Provides education and appropriate resources regarding disease process, potential candidacy, living donation options, OPTN/UNOS regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase, transplant process, Candidate/Family/Caregiver responsibility throughout the transplant process.</li></ul><ul><li>Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant referral and evaluation processes.</li></ul><ul><li>Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipients' health and organ function per protocol and as needed in follow-up. Communicates critical lab data and diagnostic results to transplant physician/health care provider. Arranges for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization when indicated. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol (if applicable to organ). Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.</li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Identifies appropriate candidate upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes and evaluates as indicated. Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation and communicates all findings with transplant team.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides patients with update on candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS regulations and center requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Observes, monitors, assesses patient status and reports to appropriate health care provider. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of all calls received and facilitated via the communication center. Ensure timely resolution of all calls.</li></ul><ul><li>Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management, compliance with all governmental reporting requirements, and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Validates patient's insurance authorization for inpatient and outpatient transplant referral process. Obtains/Provides clinical information to financial team/insurance carriers to support medical necessity for transplant evaluation. Coordinates with the interprofessional team for timely financial approvals.</li></ul><ul><li>Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for financial measures.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Participates and contributes in department initiatives for quality and process/performance improvement. Works in collaboration with team to provide solutions by participating in department projects and shared governance activities.</li></ul><ul><li>Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>One year nursing healthcare experience</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) AND</li><li>BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled at managing complex patient care issues and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status</li></ul><ul><li>Extremely well-organized and detail oriented, self-directed, and has ability to work independently</li></ul><ul><li>Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families</li></ul><ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities</li></ul><ul><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft products</li></ul> SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE<ul><li>Uniform No</li><li>Scrubs Yes</li><li>Business professional Yes</li><li>Other (department approved) No</li></ul> ON-CALL Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. <ul><li>On Call No</li></ul> TRAVEL Travel specifications may vary by department <ul><li>May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No</li><li>May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No</li></ul> Company Profile: Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?ipYkfvjohbzYQ39xCEeZ6Qj" width="0" height="0" />

**RN Clinical Communications Coordinator**

At Houston Methodist, the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position is a registered nurse responsible for facilitating and coordinating patient care during all phases of transplantation. The Clinical Communication Coordinator position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population and interacts with all members of the interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the transplant patient. This position provides indirect patient care effectively and efficiently, which may include patients with varied and complex needs. Responsibilities for the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position include appropriately identifying candidates upon transplant referral and coordinating the evaluation process; assessing and triaging all organ-specific patient calls through the transplant communication center for appropriate resolution of issues, including independently managing issues as appropriate; facilitating transplant clinic activity; and ensuring proper documentation of all patient care issues through the communication center, including completion of any issues triaged to other team members.

**Job Description**

- Serves as the voice of the department through frontline, telephonic communication for all phases of transplant. Role models interprofessional communication, using therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients and families. Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during all phases of transplantation and communicates the plan of care.

- Communicates with candidates, referring physicians, other health care providers, payors, and transplant team members regarding the patient's status and maintains communication as needed. Provides telephonic patient education in the areas of transplant and organ donation.

- Fosters a teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offers assistance. Serves as a resource for referring physician activities. Contributes to improving department score for employee satisfaction/engagement.

- Follows the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Coordinates with the interprofessional healthcare team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidates. Contributes to meeting patient satisfaction measures.

- Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources. Assesses candidate/family/caregiver educational deficits for all phases of the transplant process. Provides additional education via phone as indicated by assessment. Provides education and appropriate resources regarding disease process, potential candidacy, living donation options, OPTN/UNOS regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase, transplant process, Candidate/Family/Caregiver responsibility throughout the transplant process.

- Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant referral and evaluation processes.

- Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipients' health and organ function per protocol and as needed in follow-up. Communicates critical lab data and diagnostic results to transplant physician/health care provider. Arranges for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization when indicated. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol (if applicable to organ). Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.

- Identifies appropriate candidates upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes and evaluates as indicated. Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation and communicates all findings with the transplant team.

- Provides patients with updates on candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS regulations and center requirements.

- Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Observes, monitors, assesses patient status and reports to appropriate health care provider. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of all calls received and facilitated via the communication center. Ensures timely resolution of all calls.

- Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management, compliance with all governmental reporting requirements, and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.

- Validates patient's insurance authorization for inpatient and outpatient transplant referral process. Obtains/Provides clinical information to financial team/insurance carriers to support medical necessity for transplant evaluation. Coordinates with the interprofessional team for timely financial approvals.

- Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for financial measures.

- Participates and contributes in department initiatives for quality and process/performance improvement. Works in collaboration with team to provide solutions by participating in department projects and shared governance activities.

- Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

- One year nursing healthcare experience

- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency)

- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.

- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.

- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.

- Skilled at managing complex patient care issues and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status.

- Extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, self-directed, and has ability to work independently.

- Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.

- Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, patients, and their families.

- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.

- Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft products.

**Supplemental Requirements**

**Work Attire**

- Uniform No

- Scrubs Yes

- Business professional Yes

- Other (department approved) No

**On-call**

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (i.e., Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc.) regardless of selection below.

- On Call No

**Travel**

Travel specifications may vary by department.

- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No

- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

**Company Overview**

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program.

RN Clinical Comm Coordinator

At Houston Methodist, the Pre-Transplant Coordinator position a registered nurse, responsible for participating in department initiatives, facilitating, and coordinating all aspects of the transplant referral, evaluation, waiting period, and peri-operative phases of transplantation. This position demonstrates the ability to continuously progress in skill to care for increasingly complex patients, receiving coaching from experienced Transplant Coordinators and management, benefiting from their practice. The Pre-Transplant Coordinator position interacts with all members of interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the pre-transplant patient. This position demonstrates clinical knowledge and competence when providing care, as appropriate, using technology, and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate to monitor and maintain patient rights. The Pre-Transplant Coordinator position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Uses therapeutic communication in an active, positive, and effective manner with all transplant team members, patients, referring physicians, and other health care providers, reporting pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner. Accurately communicates candidate's status and evaluation outcome and maintains communication while candidate is on the waitlist.</li></ul><ul><li>Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during evaluation, waiting, and pre-operative transplant phases</li></ul><ul><li>Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offering assistance. Contributes to meeting department score for employee engagement.</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Coordinates with interprofessional team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidate, including, but not limited to Medical/Surgical evaluation, Psychosocial evaluation, Educational assessment, laboratory evaluation including serologies, tissue typing, and antibodies per protocol, radiological evaluation, and nutritional evaluation.</li></ul><ul><li>Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family/caregivers their responsibility throughout the transplant process and provides education and appropriate resources regarding living donor options, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network of Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) or National Marrow Donor Programs/Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/Center of International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (NMDP/FACT/CIBMTR) regulations, where applicable.</li></ul><ul><li>Recognizes potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes during the waiting phase, coordinating required care. Collects and evaluates medical, psychosocial, and financial data for review by transplant team in the patient selection committee.</li></ul><ul><li>Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant listing, denial, or postponement. Informs and educates patient/family/caregiver at time of listing waitlist process, Transplant Process, Risk/benefits, including utilization of expanded donors, high-risk donors, if applicable. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol. Maintains routine health maintenance and surveillance for malignancy during the waiting period. Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in transplant event process according to transplant center protocol, as applicable. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for process and patient satisfaction measures.</li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Identifies appropriate candidate upon referral and ascertains requirements for evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation, communicating all findings with transplant team. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of evaluation process. Provides data to OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT for listing statistics, i.e., Candidate Registration Form/CIBMTR forms.</li></ul><ul><li>Maintains and updates candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS/NMDP regulations. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of candidate progress while on waitlist, and donor/recipient transplant information.</li></ul><ul><li>Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies, if applicable, such as OPTN/UNOS/CMS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT, and Medicaid to ensure compliance with all government reporting requirements, and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Validates patient's insurance authorization for applicable diagnostic testing, ensuring documentation of applicable clinical activities for department charge capture and proper department financial management.</li></ul><ul><li>Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members. Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial measures.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects. Contributes to department initiatives for quality and process improvement.</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in transplant-specific continuous learning and growth. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, i.e., attending CMPI, reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>Four years nursing experience or three years' Oncology/BMT-specific experience for area of specialty</li></ul><ul><li>Previous transplant acute care and/or ICU experience preferred</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) AND</li><li>BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles</li></ul><ul><li>Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skill as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled at managing complex patient caseload and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status</li></ul><ul><li>Presents a professional image at work and all work-related events</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledgeable of OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT policies and listing requirements, CMS Conditions of Participation</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to provide assistance to physicians in perioperative setting</li></ul><ul><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft products</li></ul> SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE<ul><li>Uniform No</li><li>Scrubs Yes</li><li>Business professional Yes</li><li>Other (department approved) No</li></ul> ON-CALL Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. <ul><li>On Call Yes</li></ul> TRAVEL Travel specifications may vary by department <ul><li>May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No</li><li>May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No</li></ul> Company Profile: Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With 948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms and more than 8,400 employees . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?MYYD211ANHCzk7PwUsdP9gp" width="0" height="0" />

**Pre-Transplant Coordinator**

At Houston Methodist, the Pre-Transplant Coordinator position is a registered nurse responsible for participating in department initiatives, facilitating, and coordinating all aspects of the transplant referral, evaluation, waiting period, and peri-operative phases of transplantation. This position demonstrates the ability to continuously progress in skill to care for increasingly complex patients, receiving coaching from experienced Transplant Coordinators and management, benefiting from their practice. The Pre-Transplant Coordinator position interacts with all members of the interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the pre-transplant patient. This position demonstrates clinical knowledge and competence when providing care, as appropriate, using technology, and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate to monitor and maintain patient rights. The Pre-Transplant Coordinator position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes.

**Job Description**

- Uses therapeutic communication in an active, positive, and effective manner with all transplant team members, patients, referring physicians, and other health care providers, reporting pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner. Accurately communicates candidate's status and evaluation outcome and maintains communication while candidate is on the waitlist.

- Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during evaluation, waiting, and pre-operative transplant phases.

- Fosters a teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offering assistance. Contributes to meeting department score for employee engagement.

- Coordinates with the interprofessional team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidates, including but not limited to medical/surgical evaluation, psychosocial evaluation, educational assessment, laboratory evaluation including serologies, tissue typing, and antibodies per protocol, radiological evaluation, and nutritional evaluation.

- Establishes mutual educational goals with patients and family/caregivers regarding their responsibilities throughout the transplant process and provides education and appropriate resources regarding living donor options, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network of Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) or National Marrow Donor Programs/Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/Center of International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (NMDP/FACT/CIBMTR) regulations, where applicable.

- Recognizes potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes during the waiting phase, coordinating required care. Collects and evaluates medical, psychosocial, and financial data for review by the transplant team in the patient selection committee.

- Ensures patients and referring physicians are informed in writing of transplant listing, denial, or postponement. Informs and educates patients/family/caregiver at the time of listing waitlist process, transplant process, risks/benefits, including utilization of expanded donors, high-risk donors if applicable. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol. Maintains routine health maintenance and surveillance for malignancy during the waiting period. Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.

- Participates in transplant event processes according to transplant center protocol as applicable. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for process and patient satisfaction measures.

- Identifies appropriate candidates upon referral and ascertains requirements for evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation, communicating all findings with the transplant team. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of the evaluation process. Provides data to OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT for listing statistics.

- Maintains and updates candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS/NMDP regulations. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of candidate progress while on waitlist, and donor/recipient transplant information.

- Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies if applicable such as OPTN/UNOS/CMS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT, and Medicaid to ensure compliance with all government reporting requirements and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.

- Validates patient's insurance authorization for applicable diagnostic testing, ensuring documentation of applicable clinical activities for department charge capture and proper department financial management.

- Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members. Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial measures.

- Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects. Contributes to department initiatives for quality and process improvement.

- Participates in transplant-specific continuous learning and growth. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work by attending CMPI, reviewing professional literature, attending professional meetings, and sharing with colleagues. Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities to meet those needs. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

- Four years nursing experience or three years' Oncology/BMT-specific experience for area of specialty

- Previous transplant acute care and/or ICU experience preferred

**Licenses and Certifications - Required**

- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency)

- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations.

- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.

- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.

- Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.

- Skilled at managing complex patient caseloads and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status.

- Presents a professional image at work and all work-related events.

- Knowledgeable of OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT policies and listing requirements, CMS Conditions of Participation.

- Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities.

- Ability to provide assistance to physicians in perioperative settings.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft products.

**Supplemental Requirements**

**Work Attire**

- Uniform: No

- Scrubs: Yes

- Business professional: Yes

- Other (department approved): No

**On-Call**

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (i.e., disaster, severe weather events) regardless of selection below.

- On Call: Yes

**Travel**

Travel specifications may vary by department.

- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: No

- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: No

**Company Overview**

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With 948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms, and more than 8,400 employees.

Pre-Transplant Coordinator Liver

At Houston Methodist, the Transplant Quality Coordinator position a registered nurse, responsible for working collaboratively with medical/surgical staff, department leadership, hospital leadership, and hospital quality and accreditation team members to ensure the regulatory compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation for Transplant Centers, United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), Texas Department of Health Services (TDHS) and hospital accreditation agencies. This position assists program leadership with continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care delivered to the pre, post and LVAD patient populations through monitoring of clinical outcomes, of Transplant/VAD services including organizing, collecting validating compiling, analyzing, and reporting results of these services/programs. The Transplant Quality Coordinator position oversees development of policies and procedures and creating quality improvement processes associated with Transplantation/VAD while facilitating adherence with regulatory agencies. This position supports and promotes the organization-wide quality program. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Communicates in an active, positive, and effective manner to all transplant team members, physicians and staff who are part of the interprofessional transplant program in order to facilitate quality activities and regulatory compliance goal attainment.</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborates with management in monitoring and evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes for the transplant/VAD patient population based on standards of care as well as the findings of nursing research, hospital policies/procedures and applicable patient care protocols.</li></ul><ul><li>Serves as a clinical resource to staff members. Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members and providing quality/compliance education in order to promote individual staff member accountability and responsibility. Proactive and effective in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, management, and staff. Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Promotes department/service line understanding of the Transplant CMPI program. Supports and assists management and physicians in coordinating and facilitating CPI committee meetings and maintaining the MCPI documentation for the transplant center.</li></ul><ul><li>Maintains ongoing clinical data in support of assessment and improvement of quality of care. Prepares internal or external clinical data requests.</li></ul><ul><li>Facilitates collection of all clinical documents and data necessary in preparation for onsite review or regulatory response submission to any transplant regulatory agency. Participates as a liaison during certification/review site visits.</li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Collaborates with Transplant Services leadership and staff to ensure ongoing compliance with the requirements, regulations, and laws of local, state, and federal regulatory agencies for transplant, including UNOS and CMS. Updates department policies in collaboration with team to reflect current laws, regulations and requirements of the regulating bodies and works to ensure practice is consistent with regulatory requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Facilitates an interprofessional approach to identify opportunities for performance improvement, facilitates change, assist with follow-up and evaluation of performance improvement activities as evidenced by defined metrics and achievement of defined outcomes. Facilitates the development of action plans in collaboration with staff and management. Makes recommendations for change in practice to improve patient outcomes.</li></ul><ul><li>In collaboration with administrative and physician leaders, develops and implements reporting processes regarding clinical quality across all organ transplant/VAD programs.</li></ul><ul><li>Analyzes and confirms data reported by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) including overseeing UNOS data entry audits in preparation for SRTR report publication.</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation and revision of order sets, policies, and other documentation. Monitors outcomes of current policy, process/system changes and reports variances to appropriate management and staff.</li></ul><ul><li>Implements quality improvement projects involving data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting. Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects. Contributes to department initiatives for quality and process improvement Identifies opportunities for improvement based on data analysis. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality and safety.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management.</li></ul><ul><li>Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial measures.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Participates in transplant-specific continuous learning and growth. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Stay abreast of and shares knowledge of current trends in transplant nursing and CMS and UNOS regulations. Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing or Graduate of accredited medical school degree</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>Five years of nursing experience, which includes two years Transplant or Quality experience or Five years' experience as a physician</li></ul><ul><li>Experience with managing regulatory reporting and audit processes </li></ul><ul><li>Project management experience preferred</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR</li><li>RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND</li><li>Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification (ANCC) For RNs, in Quality Transplant within 18 months OR</li><li>MD - Physician - State Licensure AND</li><li>ABMS-CCM - ABMS-Critical Care Medicine (ABIM) For Physicians OR</li><li>ABMS-ABIM - American Board of Internal Medicine-General (ABIM) For Physicians </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrates strong knowledge of organ failure clinical processes</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrates knowledge of hospital or specialty services regulatory reporting, accreditation, and audit processes</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrates knowledge and application of process improvement tools and techniques (statistical process control tools and team tools)</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and evidence performance improvement via measurable results</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to enter and abstract data, as well as the ability to utilize data to facilitate the improvement and change in processes. Able to navigate transplant applications and data systems (UNET, DonorNet, Tiedi)</li></ul><ul><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft products</li></ul> SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE<ul><li>Uniform No</li><li>Scrubs No</li><li>Business professional Yes</li><li>Other (department approved) No</li></ul> ON-CALL Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. <ul><li>On Call Yes</li></ul> TRAVEL Travel specifications may vary by department <ul><li>May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No</li><li>May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No</li></ul> Company Profile: Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?OOAVpAXVHwZm%2fBmxjv84ggm" width="0" height="0" />

**Transplant Quality Coordinator**

At Houston Methodist, the Transplant Quality Coordinator position is a registered nurse responsible for working collaboratively with medical/surgical staff, department leadership, hospital leadership, and hospital quality and accreditation team members to ensure regulatory compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation for Transplant Centers, United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), Texas Department of Health Services (TDHS), and hospital accreditation agencies. This position assists program leadership with continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care delivered to the pre, post, and LVAD patient populations through monitoring of clinical outcomes of Transplant/VAD services, including organizing, collecting, validating, compiling, analyzing, and reporting results of these services/programs. The Transplant Quality Coordinator position oversees the development of policies and procedures and creates quality improvement processes associated with Transplantation/VAD while facilitating adherence to regulatory agencies. This position supports and promotes the organization-wide quality program.

**Job Description**

- Communicates in an active, positive, and effective manner to all transplant team members, physicians, and staff who are part of the interprofessional transplant program in order to facilitate quality activities and regulatory compliance goal attainment.

- Collaborates with management in monitoring and evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes for the transplant/VAD patient population based on standards of care as well as the findings of nursing research, hospital policies/procedures, and applicable patient care protocols.

- Serves as a clinical resource to staff members. Fosters a teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members and provides quality/compliance education in order to promote individual staff member accountability and responsibility. Proactive and effective in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, management, and staff. Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement.

- Promotes department/service line understanding of the Transplant CMPI program. Supports and assists management and physicians in coordinating and facilitating CPI committee meetings and maintaining the MCPI documentation for the transplant center.

- Maintains ongoing clinical data in support of assessment and improvement of quality of care. Prepares internal or external clinical data requests.

- Facilitates collection of all clinical documents and data necessary in preparation for onsite review or regulatory response submission to any transplant regulatory agency. Participates as a liaison during certification/review site visits.

- Collaborates with Transplant Services leadership and staff to ensure ongoing compliance with the requirements, regulations, and laws of local, state, and federal regulatory agencies for transplant, including UNOS and CMS. Updates department policies in collaboration with the team to reflect current laws, regulations, and requirements of the regulating bodies and works to ensure practice is consistent with regulatory requirements.

- Facilitates an interprofessional approach to identify opportunities for performance improvement, facilitates change, assists with follow-up and evaluation of performance improvement activities as evidenced by defined metrics and achievement of defined outcomes. Facilitates the development of action plans in collaboration with staff and management. Makes recommendations for change in practice to improve patient outcomes.

- In collaboration with administrative and physician leaders, develops and implements reporting processes regarding clinical quality across all organ transplant/VAD programs.

- Analyzes and confirms data reported by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) including overseeing UNOS data entry audits in preparation for SRTR report publication.

- Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of order sets, policies, and other documentation. Monitors outcomes of current policy, process/system changes and reports variances to appropriate management and staff.

- Implements quality improvement projects involving data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting. Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects. Contributes to department initiatives for quality and process improvement. Identifies opportunities for improvement based on data analysis. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality and safety.

- Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management.

- Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial measures.

- Participates in transplant-specific continuous learning and growth. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Stays abreast of and shares knowledge of current trends in transplant nursing and CMS and UNOS regulations. Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing or Graduate of accredited medical school degree.

- Five years of nursing experience, which includes two years Transplant or Quality experience or five years' experience as a physician.

- Experience with managing regulatory reporting and audit processes.

- Project management experience preferred.

**Licenses and Certifications - Required**

- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR

- RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND

- Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification (ANCC) For RNs, in Quality Transplant within 18 months OR

- MD - Physician - State Licensure AND

- ABMS-CCM - ABMS-Critical Care Medicine (ABIM) For Physicians OR

- ABMS-ABIM - American Board of Internal Medicine-General (ABIM) For Physicians.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.

- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.

- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.

- Demonstrates strong knowledge of organ failure clinical processes.

- Demonstrates knowledge of hospital or specialty services regulatory reporting, accreditation, and audit processes.

- Demonstrates knowledge and application of process improvement tools and techniques (statistical process control tools and team tools).

- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and evidence performance improvement via measurable results.

- Ability to enter and abstract data, as well as the ability to utilize data to facilitate improvement and change in processes. Able to navigate transplant applications and data systems (UNET, DonorNet, Tiedi).

- Working knowledge of Microsoft products.

**Supplemental Requirements**

**Work Attire**

- Uniform: No

- Scrubs: No

- Business professional: Yes

- Other (department approved): No

**On-call**

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (i.e., Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc.) regardless of selection below.

- On Call: Yes

**Travel**

Travel specifications may vary by department.

- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: No

- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: No

**Community Overview**

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Transplant Quality Coordinator THOR

At Houston Methodist, the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position a registered nurse, responsible for facilitating and coordinating patient care during all phases of transplantation. The Clinical Communication Coordinator position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population and interacts with all members of interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the transplant patient. This position provides indirect patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs. Responsibilities for the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position include appropriately identifying candidates upon transplant referral and coordinating the evaluation process; assessing and triaging all organ specific patient calls through the transplant communication center for appropriate resolution of issues including independently managing issues as appropriate; facilitating transplant clinic activity; and ensuring proper documentation of all patient care issues through the communication center including completion of any issues triaged to other team members. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Serves as the voice of the department through frontline, telephonic communication for all phases of transplant. Role models interprofessional communication, using therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients and families. Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during all phases of transplantation and communicates the plan of care.</li></ul><ul><li>Communicates with candidate, referring physicians, other health care providers, payors, and transplant team members regarding the patient's status and maintains communication as needed. Provides telephonic patient education in the areas of transplant and organ donation.</li></ul><ul><li>Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offers assistance. Serves as a resource for referring physician activities. Contributes to 1mproving department score for employee satisfaction/engagement.</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Follows the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Coordinates with interprofessional healthcare team, the evaluation process for potential transplant candidate. Contributes to meeting patient satisfaction measures.</li></ul><ul><li>Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources. Assesses candidate/family/caregiver educational deficits for all phases of the transplant process. Provides additional education via phone as indicated by assessment. Provides education and appropriate resources regarding disease process, potential candidacy, living donation options, OPTN/UNOS regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase, transplant process, Candidate/Family/Caregiver responsibility throughout the transplant process.</li></ul><ul><li>Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant referral and evaluation processes.</li></ul><ul><li>Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipients' health and organ function per protocol and as needed in follow-up. Communicates critical lab data and diagnostic results to transplant physician/health care provider. Arranges for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization when indicated. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol (if applicable to organ). Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.</li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Identifies appropriate candidate upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes and evaluates as indicated. Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation and communicates all findings with transplant team.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides patients with update on candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS regulations and center requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Observes, monitors, assesses patient status and reports to appropriate health care provider. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of all calls received and facilitated via the communication center. Ensure timely resolution of all calls.</li></ul><ul><li>Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management, compliance with all governmental reporting requirements, and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Validates patient's insurance authorization for inpatient and outpatient transplant referral process. Obtains/Provides clinical information to financial team/insurance carriers to support medical necessity for transplant evaluation. Coordinates with the interprofessional team for timely financial approvals.</li></ul><ul><li>Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for financial measures.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Participates and contributes in department initiatives for quality and process/performance improvement. Works in collaboration with team to provide solutions by participating in department projects and shared governance activities.</li></ul><ul><li>Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>One year nursing healthcare experience</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR</li><li>RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND</li><li>BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled at managing complex patient care issues and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status</li></ul><ul><li>Extremely well-organized and detail oriented, self-directed, and has ability to work independently</li></ul><ul><li>Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families</li></ul><ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act</li></ul><ul><li>Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities</li></ul><ul><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft products</li></ul> SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE<ul><li>Uniform No</li><li>Scrubs Yes</li><li>Business professional Yes</li><li>Other (department approved) No</li></ul> ON-CALL Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. <ul><li>On Call No</li></ul> TRAVEL Travel specifications may vary by department <ul><li>May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No</li><li>May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No</li></ul> Company Profile: Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?XfwhPf4jER6Cc3RnMLzWegg" width="0" height="0" />

**RN Clinical Communications Coordinator**

At Houston Methodist, the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position is a registered nurse responsible for facilitating and coordinating patient care during all phases of transplantation. The Clinical Communication Coordinator position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population and interacts with all members of the interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the transplant patient. This position provides indirect patient care effectively and efficiently, which may include patients with varied and complex needs. Responsibilities for the RN Clinical Communications Coordinator position include appropriately identifying candidates upon transplant referral and coordinating the evaluation process; assessing and triaging all organ-specific patient calls through the transplant communication center for appropriate resolution of issues, including independently managing issues as appropriate; facilitating transplant clinic activity; and ensuring proper documentation of all patient care issues through the communication center, including completion of any issues triaged to other team members.

**Job Description**

- Serves as the voice of the department through frontline, telephonic communication for all phases of transplant. Role models interprofessional communication, using therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients and families. Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during all phases of transplantation and communicates the plan of care.

- Communicates with candidates, referring physicians, other health care providers, payors, and transplant team members regarding the patient's status and maintains communication as needed. Provides telephonic patient education in the areas of transplant and organ donation.

- Fosters a teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offers assistance. Serves as a resource for referring physician activities. Contributes to improving department score for employee satisfaction/engagement.

- Follows the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Coordinates with the interprofessional healthcare team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidates. Contributes to meeting patient satisfaction measures.

- Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources. Assesses candidate/family/caregiver educational deficits for all phases of the transplant process. Provides additional education via phone as indicated by assessment. Provides education and appropriate resources regarding disease process, potential candidacy, living donation options, OPTN/UNOS regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase, transplant process, Candidate/Family/Caregiver responsibility throughout the transplant process.

- Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant referral and evaluation processes.

- Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipients' health and organ function per protocol and as needed in follow-up. Communicates critical lab data and diagnostic results to transplant physician/health care provider. Arranges for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization when indicated. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol (if applicable to organ). Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates when appropriate.

- Identifies appropriate candidates upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation, including possible co-morbidities, potential problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and/or significant changes and evaluates as indicated. Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation and communicates all findings with the transplant team.

- Provides patients with updates on candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS regulations and center requirements.

- Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Observes, monitors, assesses patient status and reports to appropriate health care provider. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of all calls received and facilitated via the communication center. Ensures timely resolution of all calls.

- Follows the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and Medicaid in order to ensure proper department financial management, compliance with all governmental reporting requirements, and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality, compliance, and safety.

- Validates patient's insurance authorization for inpatient and outpatient transplant referral process. Obtains/Provides clinical information to financial team/insurance carriers to support medical necessity for transplant evaluation. Coordinates with the interprofessional team for timely financial approvals.

- Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for financial measures.

- Participates and contributes in department initiatives for quality and process/performance improvement. Works in collaboration with team to provide solutions by participating in department projects and shared governance activities.

- Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet those needs. Applies evidence-based practice to daily work, such as reviewing professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing

- One year nursing healthcare experience

- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.

- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.

- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.

- Skilled at managing complex patient care issues and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status.

- Extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, self-directed, and has ability to work independently.

- Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.

- Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, patients, and their families.

- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.

- Participates in department donor awareness events, educational opportunities, and community activities.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft products.

**Supplemental Requirements**

**Work Attire**

- Uniform No

- Scrubs Yes

- Business professional Yes

- Other (department approved) No

**On-call**

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (i.e., disaster, severe weather events, etc.) regardless of selection below.

- On Call No

**Travel**

Travel specifications may vary by department

- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No

- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

**Company Profile**

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist.

RN Clinical Communication Coordinator

At Houston Methodist, the Registered Nurse (RN) II position is a licensed staff nurse, an experienced clinician, functions at the Competent to Proficient stage of Benner's model of clinical practice. The RN II position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population, conducts nursing assessments, assists with exams and treatment, patient education, and maintenance of medical records. The RN II position provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs. This position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate, coordinate and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The RN II position demonstrates clinical competence when providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights. This position assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and possibly contributing to service line or hospital-wide initiatives in partnership with management. PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care.</li></ul><ul><li>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 interprofessional health care team, when appropriate, and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes.</li></ul><ul><li>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 towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement on unit-based scorecard.</li></ul>SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Follows the patient and family-centered care standards, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document. Conducts nursing assessments, assists with exams and treatment, and maintenance of medical records. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.</li></ul><ul><li>Develops, updates and communicates 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 patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides patient teaching based on learning needs, uses appropriate resources, incorporating planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the patient's comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly.</li></ul><ul><li>Helps drive improvement of department score for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard, through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards. </li></ul>QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Follows the standards of care related to the nursing process, as outlined in the Houston Methodist Professional Nursing Practice document.</li></ul><ul><li>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.</li></ul><ul><li>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. </li></ul><ul><li>Improves quality and safety scores on the unit-based scorecard, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional health care team.</li></ul>FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs.</li></ul><ul><li>Contributes towards meeting department financial targets on unit-based scorecard through decreasing length of stay, optimizing efficiency and other areas according to department specifications.</li></ul>GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<ul><li>Identifies and presents areas for innovation, efficiency and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidence-based practice literature. Offers innovative solutions through evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects and shared governance activities.</li></ul><ul><li>Champions new care pathways or service line implementation to improve service to the community. Identifies trends for improvement opportunities or practice changes and supports initiatives. Researches the change and presents options to shared governance and leadership.</li></ul>This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION<ul><li>Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section</li></ul>WORK EXPERIENCE<ul><li>Twelve months registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment</li></ul> LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED<ul><li>RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) AND</li><li>BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) AND</li><li>Chemotherapy certification: FCIA or ONS-CICC, or ONS-CICR, or ONS-FCBA within 4 months </li></ul>LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED<ul><li>Health Services\Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification in applicable specialty area </li></ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES<ul><li>Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations as defined in orientation checklist and annual departmental competency checklist</li></ul><ul><li>Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles</li></ul><ul><li>Strong assessment, organizational and problem solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families</li></ul><ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrates proficient time management skills</li></ul><ul><li>Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide</li></ul><ul><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft products including Outlook</li></ul> SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE<ul><li>Uniform No</li><li>Scrubs Yes</li><li>Business professional No</li><li>Other (department approved) No</li></ul> ON-CALL Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. <ul><li>On Call Yes</li></ul> TRAVEL Travel specifications may vary by department <ul><li>May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes</li><li>May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No</li></ul> Company Profile: Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With 948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms and more than 8,400 employees, Houston Methodist Hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world. Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. <img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?MYYD211ANHDF4CTQbB3QUwp" width="0" height="0" />

**Registered Nurse (RN) II**

At Houston Methodist, the Registered Nurse (RN) II position is a licensed staff nurse and an experienced clinician, functioning at the competent to proficient stage of Benner's model of clinical practice. The RN II position provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population, conducts nursing assessments, assists with exams and treatment, patient education, and maintenance of medical records. The RN II position provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently, which may include patients with varied and complex needs. This position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate, coordinate, and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The RN II position demonstrates clinical competence when providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures, and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights. This position assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and possibly contributing to service line or hospital-wide initiatives in partnership with management.

**Job Description**

- 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 towards improvement of department score for turnover/retention/employee engagement on 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 exams and treatment, and maintenance of medical records. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
- 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 the patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.
- Provides patient teaching based on learning needs, uses appropriate resources, incorporating planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the patient's comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly.
- Helps drive improvement of department score for patient satisfaction on 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 judgment 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 health care team.
- Displays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs.
- Contributes towards meeting department financial targets on unit-based scorecard through decreasing length of stay, optimizing efficiency, and other areas according to department specifications.
- Identifies and presents areas for innovation, efficiency, and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidence-based practice literature. Offers innovative solutions through evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects and shared governance activities.
- Champions new care pathways or service line implementation to improve service to the community. Identifies trends for improvement opportunities or practice changes and supports initiatives. Researches the change and presents options to shared governance and leadership.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**Requirements**

- Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations section.
- Twelve months registered nurse experience in a healthcare environment.

**Licenses and Certifications - Required**

- RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency).
- BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA).
- Chemotherapy certification: FCIA or ONS-CICC, or ONS-CICR, or ONS-FCBA within 4 months.

**Licenses and Certifications - Preferred**

- Health Services/Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification in applicable specialty area.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations as defined in orientation checklist and annual departmental competency checklist.
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
- Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
- Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, patients, and their families.
- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
- Demonstrates proficient time management skills.
- Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products including Outlook.

**Supplemental Requirements**

**Work Attire**

- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional No
- Other (department approved) No

**On-call**

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (i.e., disaster, severe weather events, etc.) regardless of selection below.

- On Call Yes

**Travel**

Travel specifications may vary by department.

- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

**Company Overview**

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With 948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms, and more than 8,400 employees, Houston Methodist Hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world.

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