University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

RN Transplant Coordinator - Heart Transplant

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • $80K — $95K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree in nursing required
  • 3 years of Medical/Surgical or Intensive Care experience
  • Current Texas RN (or BNE Compact State) license required
  • BLS certification accredited by AHA or ARC required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
  • CCTC certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform and document comprehensive assessments considering age-specific criteria
  • Anticipate and address patient's and family's expectations to develop care plans
  • Identify and implement nursing interventions based on assessments
  • Prioritize nursing interventions and respond to changes in patient condition
  • Evaluate and modify care based on the effectiveness of interventions
  • Adhere to policies and standards while advocating for enhanced nursing practices
  • Provide education to patients and families, ensuring clarity and understanding

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive team environment
  • Access to ongoing training and education
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required
  • Education
    Associate's Degree in nursing required. and
  • Experience
    3 years of Medical/Surgical or Intensive Care experience.
  • Licenses and Certifications
    (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Current Texas RN (or BNE Compact State) license required. Upon Hire and
    (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). Upon Hire and
Preferred
  • Education
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
  • Licenses and Certifications
    CCTC

JOB DUTIES
  • Performs and documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. Takes all assessments into consideration age specific criteria.
  • Anticipates patient's and/or patient's family's expectations and needs and utilizes them in conjunction with assessment to develop appropriate plan of care for patient. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectations. Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care.
  • Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on assessment. Completes documentation of interventions. Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with members of health care team, sharing information and observations of patient and/or patient's family, to ensure optimal patient care.
  • Prioritizes nursing interventions based upon assessment. Identifies changes in condition as evidenced by assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes and takes follow-up action as appropriate.
  • Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to plan of care.
  • Adheres to appropriate policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering care to patients. Suggests practices to enhance nursing care based on current literature and research.
  • Provides answers and/or education to patients and/or patients' families. Completes documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback and evaluation of understanding from patient and family. Ensures comfort level of post-discharge care. Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
  • Welcomes and orients patient and family to unit. Encourages patient and family participation in care. Reviews plan of care with patient and family. Explains special diets, tests, procedures, and medications. Makes rounds on patients.
  • Reports errors promptly and takes appropriate follow-up action to rectify errors. Provides supervision of, and direction to, unlicensed support personnel and nurses new to unit. Delegates duties appropriately and within legal parameters.
  • Responds to patient's and/or family's complaints in appropriate and effective manner. Reports complaints to Clinical Nurse Manager or designee in timely manner. Utilizes chain of command to resolve issues. Serves as advocate to patient and family.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities as directed. Attends at least 80% of scheduled staff meetings and 100% of mandatory educational sessions.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

About University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 14,400 employees and an operating budget of nearly $2.8 billion, UT Southwestern is one of six medical schools in the UT System. UT Southwestern is one of the leading medical research institutions in the world, with a focus on biomedical research, clinical care, and education. The institution is home to six Nobel laureates, 22 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 19 members of the National Academy of Medicine. UT Southwestern is also affiliated with Parkland Memorial Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in the United States.
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Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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