Utilization Review Rn Jobs in Katy, TX (NOW HIRING)

The UTHealth Department of Internal Medicine in Houston, TX is seeking a dedicated Full-Time Registered Nurse to join our dynamic cardiac imaging team. In this role, you will provide direct professional nursing care while contributing to multidisciplinary assessments that support each patient's psychiatric, psycho-educational, and psychotherapeutic needs. This Monday–Friday daytime position places you at the center of a busy imaging center, working closely with cardiologists, PET/CT technologists, fellow nurses, and other healthcare professionals. You'll have the opportunity to expand your expertise across a wide range of cardiac diagnostic modalities, engage in meaningful patient education, and participate in multiple ongoing research protocols.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

• Provides direct professional care as needed, and provides a multidisciplinary assessment of each patient's psychiatric, psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic milieu and directs the delivery of care by other members of the treatment team.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Assesses patient needs; plans and implements patient care activities and evaluates the patient's response to treatment.
• Assures compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency specifications to meet federal, state and local standards.
• Assists medical and administrative staff in formulating goals and objectives to deliver the most accurate and timely care possible.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families or treatment team concerning home care, potential problems, emotional concerns or utilization review status.
• Participates in regularly scheduled team conferences, and collaborates with related health care providers in treatment discharge planning and provisions of care.
• Serves in an information resources capacity for hospital nursing personnel, provides advice concerning procedures, care techniques, and other developments.
• Functions as liaison between patients and physicians, other nursing personnel, and community agencies/resources.
• Participates in the development of nursing policies. Develops and/or acquires instructional materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to conduct training sessions.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports concerning operations. Remains abreast of developments in the field of nursing or utilization review by attending seminars and workshops, communicating with peers, and reading pertinent literature. Incorporates such advancements in continuing education and nursing practice.
• May supervise Human Resources activities for direct reports in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Advanced interpersonal ability necessary to routinely interact with high-risk families.
• High analytical ability to assess patient's needs and exercise professional judgment in the establishing of a nursing plan.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
• Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) by American Red Cross or American Heart Association (AHA) required

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing plus two year of nursing experience required Associate's Degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing plus four years of nursing experience required Nursing diploma (three-year program) plus three years of nursing experience required

Minimum Experience:

• 2 years of nursing experience with a BSN required 3 years of nursing experience with a Nursing Diploma required 4 years of nursing experience with an ADN required

Physical Requirements:

• Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

• This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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