RN ICU- FT Nights- 5K Bonus

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This position works under the general supervision of a physician, advanced practice provider, and/or nursing leadership to deliver high-quality nursing care to patients in the Multi-Specialty ICU. The unit cares for a diverse population of Medical ICU and Cardiac ICU patients, including those with complex medical conditions, STEMI, post-cardiac catheterization procedures, heart and lung transplant evaluations, and advanced heart failure. As a member of the UT Southwestern Multi-Specialty ICU team, you will gain experience with advanced cardiac assistive devices and specialized procedures while working alongside a highly collaborative and supportive team. UT Southwestern offers exceptional benefits, including employer-paid medical insurance for full-time employees, professional growth opportunities, and participation in a variety of unit and hospital-wide committees.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program
One (1) year of experience working as a registered nurse (RN) in a critical care or intensive care unit (ICU)
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/ACLS accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)
NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Three (3) or more year of experience working as a registered nurse (RN) in a high acuity critical care or intensive care unit (ICU)
Licensed RN with CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) Certification (In addition to required certifications)

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.

Benefits

5K Sign on Bonus
Excellent Benefits
Generous PTO
Free/Paid Employee Medical Coverage
Wellness Programs & Resources
World-Class Team
Career Growth Opportunities
Total Rewards
Academic Excellence
Strong Retirement Benefits
Referral Bonus
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