RN - Emergency Department

RN - Emergency Department

3P shift with alternating weekends

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.

• 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. Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care.
• 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.
• 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 caregiver 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. 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.
• 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. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language.
• 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‑subject 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‑subject research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority or nursing board.

Experience 1 year of RN experience.

Licenses and Certifications (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Upon Hire; (ACLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support; (BLS) Basic Life Support; (NIHSS) National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; (CPI) Crisis Prevention Institute Crisis and Violence Prevention Certification Required for EM within 180 days; (TNCC) Trauma Nursing Core Course Required for EM within 1½ years; (PALS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support Required for EM within 1½ years;

(NRP) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Required for Labor & Delivery Upon Hire.

Preferred:

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

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