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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location houston, Texas

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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

A quaternary care facility that is home of the Texas Heart Institute, a world-class cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD--consistently ranked as one of the nation's best in Cardiovascular Services & Heart Surgery.

The first hospital in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award four consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's is home to three freestanding community emergency centers (Holcombe, Pearland, and San Felipe) offering adult and pediatric care--treating more than 51,000 patients annually.

The hospital holds a collaborative partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and affiliations with The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), Houston Baptist University, and Prairie View A&M University.

Job Summary

Expert practitioner, educator, consultant and researcher.

Essential Duties

1. Provides assessment, teaching and follow-up instruction to a specific patient population and Provides guidance to management, staff and physicians

2. Identifies needs, plans and Implements educational programs within specialty area for staff, patients, and/or community. Actively Participates in Nursing and Patient Education Department activities

3. Serves in a consultative role to staff, management and health professionals in the hospital and community with focus on quality and cost containment

4. Disseminates and conducts nursing research

5. Serves as leader in the development and attainment of organizational goals

6. Demonstrates professional practice by serving as a liaison among the program staff, advisory committee and facility administration

7. Defines, refines, re-focuses role in relation to nursing and organizational needs

8. Role models positive guest relations and collaborative practice

9. Is self-directed in fostering personal expertise and future professional development

Certifications

RN Licensure

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Nursing (BSN)

Experience

Two (2) years of related work experience