RN Transplant Coordinator - Heart Transplant

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• 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
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• Education
  Associate's Degree in nursing required. and
  

• Experience
  3 years of Medical/Surgical or Intensive Care experience.
  

• Licenses and Certifications
  (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Current Texas RN (or BNE Compact State) license required. Upon Hire and
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). Upon Hire and
  

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
  

• Licenses and Certifications
  CCTC
  

• Performs and documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. Takes all assessments into consideration age specific criteria.
• Anticipates patient's and/or patient's family's expectations and needs and utilizes them in conjunction with assessment to develop appropriate plan of care for patient. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectations. Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on assessment. Completes documentation of interventions. Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with members of health care team, sharing information and observations of patient and/or patient's family, to ensure optimal patient care.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions based upon assessment. Identifies changes in condition as evidenced by assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes and takes follow-up action as appropriate.
• Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to plan of care.
• Adheres to appropriate policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering care to patients. Suggests practices to enhance nursing care based on current literature and research.
• Provides answers and/or education to patients and/or patients' families. Completes documentation of all education provided. Obtains fee