Day Shift 

Join UT Southwestern on our mission to educate, discover and heal. With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for the DFW community. We invite you to continue your nursing career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S News & World Report. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Cardio/Telemetry, a 32-bed adult inpatient unit at UT Southwestern has incredible opportunities for continual learning. The Patient ratio is 3:1 or 4:1..The patient population is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgery patients, lobectomies, TAVR, cardiac drips. This is an exciting progressive care unit where our multidisciplinary team works together to provide the best patient outcomes. There is a APP close at all times. You would joining a strong team with great dynamics and excellent bonding. We would love for you to join our team.

Excellent Benefits

• Health Care with no cost to the employee- starts day one

• Pension Plan

• Generous Vacation, Holiday and paid sick

• BLS (AHA or ARC)

• BSN preferred

• At least one year of relevant RN experience 

• TX BON or Compact State RN License required.

• Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults, and elder adults)

• Actively anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient. Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation

• Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment. Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion. Shares information & observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that advocates for optimal patient care.

• Appropriately prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate. Actively involves patient, family and/or caregiver informed.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

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