Medical Telemetry Covid Unit Nurse - Dallas, TX, United States - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Description

RN Fellows will receive an extensive orientation and training to the new specialty.
Application deadline is April 29, 2024.

Application instructions and requirements include:

• A completed online application
• Resume showing all of your work experience, involvement in professional organizations and history of volunteerism
• Units Accepting Fellows
• Emergency Department
• 3O- Critical Care NSICU
• 7B- Critical Care MSICU
• 8B- Critical Care MICU
• 9B- Critical Care CVICU
• 11G- Medical Oncology
• 12B- Acute Medical ACE Geriatric Unit
• 12G- Acute Medical Hospitalist Unit
• 9O- Acute Medical Neurology Unit
• 10O- Acute Medical Hospitalist Unit
• 6G- Acute Surgical Specialty Unit
• 7O- Acute Surgical General Surgery Unit
• NICU
• 6B- Mother/Baby
• Psych Unit
• 6O- Progressive Care/Medical Surgical Unit
• 8G- Progressive Care Pulmonary/Telemetry Unit
• 8O-Progressive Care Acute Stroke/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (ASU/EMU)
• Ambulatory Outpatient - Simmons Cancer Center

Perform and accurately document physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and older adults).

• Actively anticipate 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. Utilize critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. Maintain and utilize competencies per unit expectation.
• Identify and implement appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care. Confer with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion, sharing information and observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
• Appropriately prioritize nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Promptly identify changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Evaluate implemented interventions and modify care according to the evaluation. Document interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
• Adhere to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering nursing care to patients. Suggest practices to enhance Nursing care based on current literature and research.

* have we helped you? Patient/family verbalizes comfort with after discharge care. Demonstrate effective communication with children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

• Welcome and orient patient/family to the unit. Encourage patient/family participation in care. Review plan of care with patient/family every shift. Explain special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language. Respond to patients and/or patients family's complaints in an appropriate and effective manner. Report complaints to the Clinical Nurse Manager or their designee in a timely manner. Participate in performance improvement activities as directed. Attend at least 80% of scheduled staff meetings and 100% of mandatory educational sessions.
• Provide supervision of and direction to unlicensed support personnel and nurses new to the environment. Delegate duties appropriately and within legal parameters.

* c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); Associate's degree (ADN) from an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board, or a licensing authority which has jurisdiction over approval/accreditation of nursing programs (Texas BON 217.Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

• Self-directed and able to organize and manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Work requires interdisciplinary collaboration between nursing, physicians and allied health professionals.

The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• To achieve excellence in patient care and service, all employees are expected to take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the patient.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: In keeping with a professional healthcare environment, all employees are expected to have the ability to perform their jobs and to appear and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner.
• T-Teamwork: In our medical environment, our patients regard every employee they encounter as a member of the Southwestern Medical Center team. Our goal is to individually work hard to contribute to our team, support our co-workers, and to achieve not only excellent patient care and service, but also a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Must be able to help lift and turn patients.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position.

Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons.

Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit

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.