Job Description
At Houston Methodist, the Professional Practice Leader position serves as a
consultant and subject matter clinician for a service linespecialty area,
functioning at the Expert level of Benners model of clinical practice. The
Professional Practice Leader position provides education and development to
the direct patient care staff in addition to being accountable for the care
outcomes of a service line or clinical population. This position leads and
coordinates interprofessional activities focusing on clinical practice,
consultation, education and research, incorporating evidence into practice.
The Professional Practice Leader position uses expert communication skills to
serve as care advocate and to mentor and coach staff in clinical and
professional practice. This position assumes an advanced leadership role in
analyzing systems to anticipatereduce risk and improve patient
safetyquality. Responsibilities for the Professional Practice Leader position
include contributions at the unit and housewide levels, with expectation to
collaboratemanagelead on system-wide and national initiatives.
**PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Promotes interprofessional collaboration in patient care, providing leadership to maintain a supportive and healthy work environment. Partners with department leadership to define priorities of service linespecialty department. Builds partnerships across the system and strives for consensus in practice.
* Partners in collaboration with leadership of the service linesspecialty areas to promote staff accountability and effective decision-making, which includes coaching to provide feedback in an effective way. Empowers nurses to seek feedback from peers, informally or through established preceptor or mentor relationships. Leads interprofessional teams to achieve organizational goals through involvement in shared governance
* Consults, as the subject matter expert, and guides clinicians to available resources and policies on standards of care for their service line andor across departments. Coaches clinicians, utilizing effective communication techniques, in strategies to improve practice and patient outcomes or changes in practice.
**SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Indirectly affects patient care through the bedside RN as their focus is on developing and ensuring they give quality care. Promotes the transfer of knowledge to practice, ensuring that knowledgetraining is carried out and integrated into practice. Validates effectiveness of education on identified outcomes.
* Oversees transition to independent practice of clinicians. Develops timely and efficient onboarding process, orientation, professional development related to the service line and competency requirements.
* Directs and mentors teams in implementing clinical projects andor practice changes. Evaluates outcome measures to adjust or reinforce practice changes.
**QUALITYSAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Identifies gaps in practice through competency assessment, observation, or available measures. Plans and implements strategies to address gaps through observation of employee and their practice, audits, and metrics that may indicate a gap or need for improvement. Provides guidance to staff in clinical project development and management, using the PDCA process and supporting the Pathway to ExcellenceMagnet journey.
* Collaborates with Quality team regarding patient safety events. Engages in action planning including evidence-based practice guidelines and disseminating necessary practice changes.
* Utilizes dashboards to maintain awareness of patient outcome measures and system patient care metrics, partnering with clinical areas to identify needs, plan, implement, and evaluate an intervention to positively impact the quality of patient care. Drives nurse sensitive indicator performance by using data to identify gaps and plan interventions to meet and exceed expectations. Provides education to support improvement of the patient experience.
* Operationalize quality initiatives by maintaining awareness and knowledge of applicable regulatory or accrediting body standards and the applicability to the clinical area. Provides leadership in design, implementation and evaluation of process improvement initiatives.
**FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Builds a project plan for practice change while considering financial implications. Identifies cost-containment measures, as applicable in clinical areas, to quantify cost savings.
* Contributes to unit plans for resource utilization and capital needs, incorporating financial evaluation within project management. Drives strategies to meeting department financial target on hospital andor unit-based scorecard.
**GROWTHINNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Engages the learner for continued professional growth while promoting and supporting transition of staff along the Clinical Career Path. Assists in cross training and preparing staff to transition across clinical settings (e.g. Obs to ED, L&D; ST to OR cross-training).
* Applies theories of change to support staff and promote evidence-based decision-making. Cultivates a climate of clinical inquiry to establish an environment where staff want to become involved in research and evidence-based practice. Guides staff in the creation and submission of clinical abstracts, posters, and presentations.
* Champions and leads innovative initiatives to obtain service linedepartment-specific focus or specialty designations, recognitions, or awards. Collaborates across the hospital and system in implementing change as appropriate, maintaining awareness of current changes in practice standards and applies to clinical practice setting. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an on-going basis.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will
also perform other reasonably related businessjob duties as assigned. Houston
Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the
need arises.
**EDUCATION**
* Masters degree
* Master of Science in Nursing preferred
* Clinical Nurse Leader or Clinical Nurse Specialist preferred
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
* Five years clinical nursing experience with three years in a clinical specialty
**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED**
* RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure andor Compact State Licensure within 60 days **OR**
* RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days **AND**
* BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) **AND**
* 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 on-going 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
* Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families
* Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act
* Acts as effective change agent
* Demonstrates proficient time management skills
* Expert knowledge of Nursing Units Dashboard and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores
* Demonstrates expertise in operating the electronic medical record
* Maintains instructor-level certification and professional certifications
**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 (ie.
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 Yes
* May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
**Company Profile:**
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a Magnet-recognized, not-for-profit,
faith-based hospital that serves the growing Northwest Houston community. With
358 licensed beds, Houston Methodist Willowbrook is committed to providing
quality, cost-effective health care in a compassionate environment for a full
range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and
sports medicine, comprehensive women’s services, neurology and neurosurgery,
oncology, and primary and general medicine.
Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women,
minorities, disabled persons and veterans.
**Equal Employment Opportunity**
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston
Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination
against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with
Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a
protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal
Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
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