RN - Emergency Department - 3p

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

RN - Emergency Department 3P shift with alternating weekends Why UT Southwestern? When an emergency arises, UT Southwestern Medical Center is ready to help. We provide full-service emergency care at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, located at the corner of Harry Hines Boulevard and Inwood Road. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our emergency department is staffed by board-certified physicians highly skilled in treating all medical emergencies and equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and treatment facilities. We’re one of five hospital emergency departments in the community recognized by Dallas Fire-Rescue’s Emergency Medical System (EMS) for the management of stroke patients.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board and
1 year of RN experience.
(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) Required
(BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT Required
(NIHSS) Natl Inst Health Stroke Scale Required
(CPI) CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUT CER Required for EM within 180 Days and
(TNCC) TRAUMA NURSING CORE COURS Required for EM within 1-1/2 Yrs and
(PALS) PEDS ADVANCED LIFE SUPPOR Required for EM within 1-1/2 Yrs and
(NRP) NEONATAL RESUSCITATION Required for Labor & Delivery Upon Hire and

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree BSN
1 year experience in a busy Emergency Department

Responsibilities

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.