Tuition Reimbursement - After 6 months of employment
About the Position: Harris Health System is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Clinician II to join our team at Ben Taub Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center. The Nurse Clinician II has the expertise to manage patients with conditions common to the assigned clinical area, ensuring safe, effective care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. This role requires a nurse who can independently apply clinical standards and principles while also knowing when to seek assistance. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality patient care, communicating effectively, and collaborating with the healthcare team.
About Harris Health System: Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s extensive network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) technology.
Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. to achieve Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals and is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its patient-centered clinics and health centers. The system maintains strong partnerships with faculty, residents, and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Requirements:
Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Diploma in Nursing; Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing
Licensure/Certification:
Registered Nurse licensed to practice nursing in the State of Texas
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an AHA or Red Cross approved program
Additional certificates as required by the unit/service
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of full-time RN experience or completion of a Graduate Nurse (GN) Program
Language Skills: Bilingual skills preferred
Communication Skills:
Above average verbal communication (heavy public contact)
Exceptional verbal skills (e.g., public speaking)
Writing/composing skills (correspondence/reports)
Proficiencies: P.C. skills
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Mathematics and medical terms
Work Schedule: Must be available for weekends, holidays, flexible shifts, and on-call rotations
Apply today to join our dedicated team and contribute to excellent patient care at Harris Health System!
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Harris Health System
Harris Health is a nationally recognized health system comprising three teaching hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers serving the people of Harris County, Texas, since 1966. Staffed by the faculty, fellows and residents from two nationally ranked medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Harris Health is the first healthcare system in Houston to receive the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes.
Each year, Harris Health provides more than 1.8 million total outpatient visits through its more than 40 ambulatory care facilities. Additionally, Harris Health sees more than 177,000 emergency visits at its Level 1 and Level 3 trauma centers and 35,000 hospital admissions through its three hospitals: Ben Taub, LBJ and Quentin Mease. Established by voter referendum to enhance the level of charity care available in the community, Harris Health System has often received national recognition for serving those in need and for its achievements in operational excellence, such as being named to the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Most Wired Hospitals lists by the American Hospital Association's Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Additionally, Harris Health System is pleased that each of its three hospitals: Ben Taub, Lyndon B. Johnson and Quentin Mease - achieved Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.