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Nurse Clinician III - 6F Coronary Care Unit (Ben Taub Hospital)

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Harris Health

Houston, Texas

RN · Education/Staff Development · Emergency/Trauma · Medical/Surgical

Still listed, seen 2 days ago · Posted Dec 11, 2024

Unit
CCU

What the listing says

Role

Weekends
Every weekend
Term
Permanent
On the floor
On call
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
3+ years

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About this role

The Nurse Clinician III (Competent Specialist) has experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to meet standards for professional practice specified in Texas Nursing Practice Act and by Harris Health Nursing Service. Practice patterns of Competent Specialist are characterized by clinical leadership, the application of standards, principles, and algorithms to clinical situations. The NC III independently and safely manages patients with problems common to patients in assigned clinical area and recognizes when assistance is needed and seeks appropriate resource.

Minimum

Qualifications

  • Education/Licensure/Specialized Training:
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a.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred b.

Licensure

Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Texas; Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) or Red Cross approved program; Other certificates as required by unit/service.

  • Work

Experience

a. Three (3) years RN experience

  • Clinical Performance: Annual Performance Review/Resume/CV/Portfolio reflects leadership in professional practice environment.
  • Clinical Leadership: One (1) year of clinical leadership experience that meet (2) two of (5) five clinical leadership criteria (i.e., preceptor, charge nurse, certification, mentor, CoP chair, QI Champion)

5.

Certification

Designated professional nursing certification for specialty.

Special

Requirements

  • Communication

Skills

  • Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
  • Bilingual Skills Required? Preferred Language(s): any
  • Writing /Composing
  • Special Language Skills
  • Must be adequate to meet the following communication

requirements

Accurately interprets and transmits clinical information in English, both verbally and in written form; and Sends and receives messages patients/families/SOs can comprehend.

  • Other

Skills

Medical Terms, Mathematics, PC

  • Advanced

Education

Advance Training Specialty: Designated professional nursing certification for specialty Bachelor's Degree Major: Nursing/BSN preferred

  • Work

Schedule

Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, On Call

  • Responsible to Position: Designated Supervisor
  • Employees Supervised: Yes

Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement. It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability.

Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process. 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 robust 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. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician 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.

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Requirements

  • Education/Licensure/Specialized Training:
  • Communication
  • Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
  • Bilingual Skills Required? Preferred Language(s): any
  • Writing /Composing
  • Special Language Skills

Benefits

  • Income protection in case of illness, death and disability
  • Retirement savings
  • Flexible benefits program

Place

City
Houston, Texas
Median rent
$1,361/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$64,813/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
1% below the national average

Houston area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.

Address
1504 TAUB LOOP, HOUSTON, TX, 77030
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
Beds
595

Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.

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Harris Health is a healthcare employer located in Houston, Texas, operating under nursing service standards referenced as HCHD Nursing Service. The organization employs nurses at structured clinical levels, including the Nurse Clinician II (NCII) role, which represents a competent generalist…

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