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Pre/Post Heart RN Transplant Coordinator

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Full-time • Dallas, TX, United States • 4h ago

Pre/Post Heart RN Transplant Coordinator
Heart transplant or inpatient cardiovascular experience preferred
WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
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, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

Education
Associate's Degree in nursing required. and

Experience
3 years to 4 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.

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.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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