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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Academic medical center and health system

RN Abdominal Transplant

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDallas, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an approved or accredited nursing program approved by a governmental authority, nursing board, or licensing authority with jurisdiction over nursing-program approval or accreditation.
  • Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
  • Must have 1 year of registered nurse experience; specialty areas may require additional experience as dictated by the unit or standard of care.
  • Must hold a current Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact state nursing license.
  • Must hold a Basic Life Support certification from a course accredited by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
  • Must be able to use considerable judgment in applying procedures, nursing assessment techniques, practices, and policies to work problems and hospital activities.
  • Must maintain current customer-service, nursing, and technical skills through training programs and seminars and comply with departmental policies and procedures.
  • Must be able to complete most assignments with substantial independence.
  • Must have verbal and written communication skills and be able to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
  • Must coordinate patient-care information through frequent contact with physicians, residents, fellows, allied health personnel, and medical and non-medical office-support personnel.
  • Must have telephone contact with patients, referring physicians, pharmaceutical representatives, vendors, and third-party payees.
  • Must be able to walk, stand, bend, turn, stoop, push and pull heavy objects, and help lift and turn patients.
  • Must be able to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be proficient in using computer technology.
  • Must pass a pre-employment physical examination, including colorblind testing.
  • Must be able to perform the listed physical activities, including bending or leaning over, lifting, pulling, pushing, stooping, talking, and walking.
  • Must work in a hospital setting and may be exposed to body fluids and infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

  • Perform and accurately document physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments, taking age-specific criteria for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults into consideration.
  • Anticipate patient and family needs and expectations and use them with assessment findings to develop an appropriate plan of care; use critical thinking to plan and prioritize nursing care and maintain competencies required by the unit.
  • Identify and implement appropriate nursing interventions based on completed assessments and document interventions accurately and promptly; coordinate the interdisciplinary plan of care, confer collaboratively with the healthcare team, and share patient and family observations to advocate for optimal care.
  • Prioritize nursing interventions, promptly identify changes in patient condition using assessments, laboratory results, or imaging, report changes, take appropriate follow-up action, involve patients in care plans, and keep patients, families, or caregivers informed.
  • Evaluate implemented interventions, modify care based on evaluations, and document interventions and plan-of-care modifications accurately and promptly.
  • Follow hospital and Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and accepted nursing-practice standards; incorporate American Nurses Association standards, shared governance, and Relationship-Based Care into safe, quality care based on current literature and research.
  • Answer patients’ and families’ questions and provide timely education to patients, families, significant others, and caregivers; document education, including discharge planning, assess understanding, obtain feedback, and adapt communication to individual needs and learning preferences.
  • Welcome and orient patients and caregivers to the unit, encourage participation in care, review the personalized plan of care each shift, update whiteboards, set daily goals with patient input, explain diets, tests, procedures, and medications in understandable language, and make hourly rounds while communicating when the nurse will return.
  • Advocate for resources and support that improve patient safety and unit or hospital initiatives; participate in evaluating data used for unit or department budget formulation and implementation.
  • Conduct peer evaluations, provide constructive performance feedback to peers, hold coworkers accountable for policies and standards, and intervene when patient safety is at risk.
  • Be accountable for patient-care and quality and safety initiatives, including patient safety, patient satisfaction, core measures, and infection control.
  • Share professional and technical information with colleagues and students and serve as a resource, including as a preceptor, charge nurse, mentor, or unit expert.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • Professional certification in a nursing organization.

About the Company

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Academic medical center and health system

UT Southwestern Medical Center is an academic medical center in Dallas, Texas, integrating patient care, biomedical research, and medical education. It operates a main campus and regional medical centers alongside four schools, including a medical school and graduate programs in health professions and public health. What sets UT Southwestern apart is research output ranked No. 1 worldwide by the Nature Index, backed by Nobel laureates on faculty. The goal is to advance medical discovery into better treatments and compassionate patient care.

Company size
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Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$18M
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
Founded
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