RN Acute Surgical Abdominal Transplant Day

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

100% preventive care coverage

Paid Time Off (PTO) day one

Retirement Programs (TRS)

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a Registered Nurse for Med/Surg with a specialized surgical focus on Abdominal Transplant and Vascular. You will strengthen assessment, critical-thinking, and clinical judgment while working with a collaborative, multidisciplinary team to manage complex care and support patient recovery. The role emphasizes education, discharge planning, and patient-family education.

Day shift opportunities available with a 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. schedule.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing program; RN license required.
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience; specialty areas may require more.
• BSN degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments across age groups.
• Anticipate patient/family needs and develop an appropriate care plan with clinical judgment.
• Identify and implement nursing interventions with timely documentation of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

RN nursing degree

Job description

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 No. 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!

JOB SUMMARY

Take your Med/Surg nursing career in a more specialized direction. At UT Southwestern Medical Center, Med/Surg nursing goes beyond general medical-surgical care. Our specialized surgical unit give nurses the opportunity to develop deeper clinical expertise while caring for patients with complex and specialized surgical needs. As an RN, you'll strengthen your assessment, critical-thinking, and clinical judgment skills while working alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You'll play an important role in the patient's surgical journey, from managing complex care and recognizing changes in condition to supporting recovery, providing education, and helping patients and families prepare for what comes next.

Choose Where You Want to Grow

Our specialized surgical opportunity: Abdominal Transplant and Vascular: Build expertise caring for complex kidney/liver transplant and vascular patients.

Whether you are an experienced Med/Surg nurse ready to advance your practice or an RN looking to grow in a more specialized environment, you'll have the opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge, practice strong clinical judgment, and build skills that can support the next step in your nursing career.

Why Join Our Med Surge Acute Surgical Nursing Team?

• Grow Your Clinical Expertise: Develop specialized knowledge while caring for complex surgical patients.
• Make a Meaningful Impact: Support patients and families through important moments in treatment, surgery, recovery, and healing.
• Strengthen Your Nursing Practice: Apply assessment skills, critical thinking, prioritization, and clinical judgment in a dynamic environment.
• Be Part of a Collaborative Team: Work alongside nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Build Your Future: Continue growing through professional development, continuing education, specialty knowledge, and opportunities to become a preceptor, mentor, charge nurse, or unit resource.

Day Shift Opportunity

Shift: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

Education

• Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board, or by a licensing authority that has jurisdiction over approval/accreditation of nursing programs (Texas BON 217.1).
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.

Experience

• 1 year of RN experience
• Specialty areas may have increased experience requirements as dictated by unit or standard of care

Licenses and Certifications

• (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license, and
• (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).

Preferred

Education

• Bachelor's Degree BSN

Licenses and Certifications

• Professional Certification in a Nursing Organization

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 patients' 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.