RN Interventional Radiology Fulltime

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The RN Interventional Radiology role provides nursing care in a clinical hospital setting. The nurse performs and documents age-specific physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments; uses assessment findings and patient and family needs to develop and prioritize plans of care; implements and evaluates nursing interventions; and coordinates care collaboratively with the interdisciplinary health care team. The role includes identifying and reporting changes in patient condition, advocating for patient safety and optimal care, and maintaining accurate, timely documentation. The nurse provides patient and family education, welcomes and orients them to the unit, encourages their participation in care, reviews and updates the plan of care, explains tests, procedures, medications, and diets, and makes hourly patient rounds. The position also supports quality and safety initiatives, participates in improvement teams and department activities, offers professional support to colleagues and students, and performs other duties as assigned. Work requires flexibility in a high-volume facility, teamwork across departments, creative responses to workflow constraints, expertise in modality applications and procedures, and the ability to recognize unusual problems.

Requirements

Graduate of an NLN-approved nursing program.
One year of experience.
Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) or Texas nursing licensure upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire.
Flexibility and adaptability to work in a high-volume facility.
Ability to build high-functioning teams across interdepartmental modalities.
Ability to devise creative alternatives and suggestions for workflow constraints.
Ability to exercise modality expertise in applications, procedures, protocols, and training.
Ability to recognize artifacts and unusual or special problems unrelated to normal scanning routines.
Ability to respond to and interact with stakeholders according to PACT standards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform and accurately document age-specific physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments.
Anticipate patient and family needs and use assessment findings to develop and prioritize an appropriate plan of care.
Identify and implement nursing interventions, evaluate their effectiveness, and modify the plan of care as needed.
Coordinate interdisciplinary care and collaborate with members of the health care team, advocating for optimal patient care.
Recognize and report changes in patient condition and take appropriate follow-up action.
Provide timely patient, family, and caregiver education; assess understanding and document education provided, including discharge planning.
Orient patients and families to the unit, encourage participation in care, review the plan of care each shift, update white boards, and establish daily goals with patient input.
Explain diets, tests, procedures, and medications in language appropriate to the patient; make hourly rounds and communicate when returning.
Advocate for resources and support that enhance patient safety and unit or hospital initiatives.
Participate in evaluating data related to unit and department budget formulation and implementation.
Provide constructive peer evaluations, hold coworkers accountable to policies and standards, and intervene when patient safety is at risk.
Support patient-care quality and safety initiatives and participate in multidisciplinary quality and practice improvement teams.
Share professional and technical information with colleagues and students, serve as a resource, and participate in meetings, committees, and community outreach.
Adhere to hospital and nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and accepted standards of nursing practice.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
100% coverage for preventive health care with no copay.
Paid Time Off available day one.
Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
Paid parental leave.
Wellness programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
On-site childcare.
Paid holidays.