Registered Nurse - Senior (Cardio MARC)

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio is seeking an experienced registered nurse to provide direct patient care and support physicians during treatment and examinations. The role involves coordinating clinic flow, triaging calls, and arranging hospital admissions as needed.

Responsibilities include communicating test results, referring patients to specialists, educating patients and families, and upholding Texas Nurse Practice Act standards.

Qualifications

• Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
• Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions.
• Communicates effectively, written and verbally.
• Analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Meets all training and competency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care to patients and assists physician during treatment and examination.
• Manages clinic flow and coordinates referrals, follow-ups and diagnostic tests with scheduler.
• Triages patient calls and collaborates with call center teammates.
• Assists and arranges hospital admissions as needed.
• Follows up on diagnostic tests and reports results to the medical provider.
• Refer patients to appropriate specialists and schedule follow-up and procedure appointments.
• Educates patients and family members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing experience

Job description

Provides direct nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. Responsible for preparing equipment and aiding physician during treatment and examination of patients. May lead or mentor lower level team members.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates advanced skills in the delivery of physical examinations of patients, performing complex medical testing and providing physician interpretations of results, consulting with physicians and implementing treatment plan; administers medications and injections as needed.
• Ensures the clinic flow runs smoothly; works closely with assigned scheduler to ensure referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic tests are scheduled accordingly.
• Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.
• Assists and arranges for hospital admissions as needed.
• Follows-up on diagnostic tests, labs and ensures they are reported to the medical provider.
• Refers patients as needed to appropriate specialist as ordered by physician, consults and collaborates with other members of the health care team, schedules follow-up appointments, weekly check appointments, and procedure appointments.
• Educates patients and family members.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
• Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions.
• Communicates effectively, written and verbally.
• Analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Meets all training and competency requirements.

Required Skills

• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience is required.

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

About Us

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture .

Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.

Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.

FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:

• Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
• Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
• Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
• Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.

Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

EEO Statement

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

Job Info

• Job Identification 7807
• Job Category Clinical Programs & Services
• Posting Date 08/27/2026, 12:10 AM
• Locations 0305 8300 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX, 78229, US (On-site)
• Apply Before 09/26/2026, 05:00 AM
• Organization O9203 - HOPD Medicine Cardio MARC, O9000 - MSRH - HOPD Operations, O1000 - MSRH - Administration, UT Health Science Center, UT Health Science Center