RN Cardiac Step Down - Days

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Medical Insurance

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus

TRS Contributions

Tuition Reimbursement

Certification Pay

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking an experienced RN for the Cardiac Step Down unit serving heart and LVAD transplant patients. You will monitor post-operative patients, interpret rhythms, manage cardiac meds, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

This full-time role emphasizes continuous monitoring, comprehensive nursing assessments, and high-quality patient-focused care within a renowned academic medical center. ACLS/BLS; Texas license required; BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license required; Texas or compact license upon hire.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.
• 1 year RN experience in transplant or cardiac care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and document findings with age-specific considerations.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and monitor patient status continuously.
• Administer and adjust cardiac meds and immunosuppressants as ordered.
• Collaborate with the care team to develop and update the plan of care.
• Educate patients and families and provide discharge planning information.

Skills

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Critical care nursing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Immunosuppressants management

Education

Nursing degree

BSN preferred

Job description

RN Cardiac Step Down

Heart and Lung Transplant & LVAD patients

JOB SUMMARY

At UT Southwestern Medical Center, our nurses are at the heart of everything we do!

We're looking for skilled and compassionate nurses to join our Transplant/LVAD Unit-where advanced cardiovascular care meets human connection. As part of our progressive care team, you'll support patients recovering from surgical procedures, including heart, lung transplants and LVADs and complex conditions requiring continuous monitoring. You'll interpret cardiac rhythms, manage cardiac drips, immunosuppressants, and collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

Your next great career move starts here

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 (Opens in a new window), 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!

Why You'll Love Working Here

As a full-time team member, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, career growth, and work-life balance:

• Free Medical Insurance - A no-cost plan tailored to your needs
• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus - Available for night shift positions
• Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement - Financial support to advance your education
• Certification Pay & Referral Bonuses
• Generous Paid Time Off - Flexible PTO for holidays, vacations, and personal time

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required

• Education Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board and
• Experience 1 year of RN experience.
• Licenses and Certifications (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Upon Hire and
  (ACLS) ADV CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).

Preferred

• Education Bachelor's Degree BSN
• Experience 1 year experience with Cardiac patients. Experience with transplants and or LVAD a plus

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 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.