RN Residency Program - July 2026 Float Pool

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Float Pool RN Residency Program is a structured, comprehensive program designed for currently licensed RNs with less than 12 months of nursing experience. This program helps participants develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to meet the standards of practice set by the American Nurses Association and relevant specialty nursing organizations. The float pool residency program focuses on providing safe, high-quality care across various clinical settings. Over the course of the 12 month program, participants will engage in a series of experiences and activities aimed at fostering organizational integration, enhancing practice-based learning, and promoting professional growth and development.

Requirements

BSN and minimum 3.0 GPA
Texas RN license
Active American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support certification
Application deadline is February 6, 2026.
The UT Southwestern July 2026 (Cohort 20) RN Residency Program is open to BSN graduates from the August 2025, December 2025, and May 2026 graduating classes, as well as experienced BSN RNs who will have less than 12 months RN experience at start of program (July 2026).
A completed online application
Resume showing all work experience, involvement in professional organizations, and history of volunteerism
Transcript (most recent–unofficial is acceptable) with 3.0 GPA or higher required
Internal candidates must apply as an internal candidate and are asked to upload a letter of recommendation from current manager
DO NOT submit your application until you have ALL the required documents. Upload one master file which will include all required documents. Applications received without the items listed above cannot be processed.
The residency program begins July 13, 2026. Graduate Nurses are required to have their license posted on the board of nursing before close of business on July 1, 2026.
Bachelor's Degree Candidates are new nurse graduates with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree who have graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited/state approved program or Associate's Degree (ADN) with current UTSW experience.
Graduate of accredited nursing program. Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) RN license, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC), and current NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required. Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Certification within 180 days of hire date.
Work requires constant walking, standing, bending, turning, and stooping. Pushing and pulling heavy objects such as patient beds. Must be able to help lift and turn patients.
Work requires good interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills.
Work requires contact with physicians, residents, fellows, allied health personnel, and other medical and non-medical office personnel to coordinate necessary information and to provide optimal level of patient care.
Work requires telephone skills when in contact with patients, referring physicians, and pharmaceutical representatives outside of university, vendors, and third party payees.
Work requires ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.

Responsibilities

Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. Takes all assessments into consideration age specific criteria.
Anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with assessment to develop appropriate plan of care for 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 completed assessment. Completes documentation of interventions. Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with all members of health care team in collaborative, fashion, sharing information and observations of patient and/or patient's family in manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
Prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes and takes follow-up action.
Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to plan of care.
Adheres to hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering nursing care to patients. Provides nursing care based on current literature and research, incorporating ANA standards and professional practice model (Shared Governance) into the provision of safe, quality patient care.
Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patient and/or patient's family. Completes documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback and evaluation of understanding from patient and/or family. Demonstrates effective communication based on individual patient needs and learning preferences. Contributes to patient and/or family verbal comfort with after discharge care.
Welcomes and orients patient and/or family to unit. Encourages patient and family participation in care. Reviews plan of care with patient and family every shift. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood language. Makes frequent rounds on patients, and communicates when will return.
Assumes accountability for all actions in workplace. Reports errors promptly and takes appropriate follow-up action to rectify error. Provides supervision of and direction to unlicensed support personnel and nurses new to environment. Delegates duties appropriately and within legal parameters.
Serves as advocate to patient and/or family. Responds to patient's and or patient's family's complaints. Reports complaints to Clinical Nurse Manager or their designee. Utilizes chain of command to resolve patient, operational, or personal work related problems.
Participates in performance improvement activities as directed. Attends at least 80%25 of scheduled staff meetings and 100%25 of mandatory educational sessions.
Performs other duties as assigned.