CVICU Registered Nurse Nights $5K Bonus

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

PPO medical plan day one

Paid Time Off day one

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Descripción de la vacante

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks a skilled RN to join the Cardiovascular ICU team on the night shift. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for adults with complex CVICU conditions, including advanced heart failure, post-MI cases, transplants, and ECMO considerations.

Full-time with a $5,000 sign-on bonus and a robust benefits package including health coverage from day one, time off, and professional growth opportunities.

Formación

• Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program; BSN preferred.
• 1 year RN CVICU experience required; 2+ years CVICU preferred.
• Texas RN license or multistate license via NLC.
• BLS certification by AHA or ARC.
• ACLS certification by AHA or ARC.
• NIHSS certification.

Responsabilidades

• Performs and documents comprehensive patient assessments for age-specific groups.
• Anticipates patient and family needs to develop a care plan using assessment data.
• Initiates nursing interventions and documents; coordinates with the interdisciplinary team.
• Prioritizes interventions and notes changes in condition; communicates with patient and family.
• Evaluates interventions and updates the care plan with timely documentation.
• Adheres to hospital policies and ANA standards in care delivery.
• Educates patients and families; documents education and discharge plans.
• Welcomes and orients patients/families; reviews daily goals and plans with patient input.
• Direct patient care and/or handling of patient records as part of core duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

RN CVICU

CVICU experience

BLS

ACLS

NIHSS

Educación

Texas RN license (or NLC)

BSN preferred

Herramientas

NLC license

Descripción del empleo

JOB SUMMARY
As an employee of UT Southwestern Cardiovascular ICU team, you will experience unique procedures, stability of volumes, supportive leadership, great benefits including paid medical insurance for full time employees and varied committee opportunities. The patients cared for in the CVICU are adults with Advanced Heart Failure, Post MI/STEMI Surgical Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Heart/Lung Transplants and Adult ECMO XVIVO for Organ recruitment.
**** Full-Time; Nights; $5000 Sign on Bonus

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!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program; BSN is preferred

• One (1) year of experience working as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a CVICU setting is required; 2 or more years in CVICU is highly preferred

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Texas Board of Nursing or with a multistate license from Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state

• BLS accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)

• ACLS accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)

• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification

JOB DUTIES

• Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and older adults).
• Actively anticipates patients 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 and 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 in plan of care and keeps patient, family and/or care-giver informed.
• Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
• Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice. Incorporates ANA standards, into the provision of safe, quality patient care, utilizing current literature, and research. Practices in accordance with our Professional Practice Model "Relationship Based Care" and delivers care using our Care Delivery System "PACE" - Patient Focused, Accountable, Coordinated and Continuous and Evidence Based.
• Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patients, patient's families, significant others and/or caregivers. Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided including discharge plan of care. Assesses competence, obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient, family, significant others and/or /caregivers. Demonstrates effective communication based on individual patient needs and learning preferences.
• Welcomes and orients patient, family, significant other and/or caregiver to the unit. Encourages patient/family participation in care. Reviews personalized patient plan of care with patient/family every shift. Updates white boards accordingly and sets daily goals with patient input. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language. Makes hourly rounds on patients and communicates when they will return.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• 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.

EEO

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.