RN Cardiac Step Down - nights

RN Cardiac Step Down

Heart and Lung Transplant & LVAD patients

5k bonus for nights!

At UT Southwestern Medical Center
, our nurses are at the heart of everything we do!

We’re looking for skilled and compassionate nurses to join our Transplant/LVAD Unit—where advanced cardiovascular care meets human connection. As part of our progressive care team, you’ll support patients recovering from surgical procedures, including heart, lung transplants and LVADs and complex conditions requiring continuous monitoring. You’ll interpret cardiac rhythms, manage cardiac drips, immunosuppressants, and collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

Your next great career move starts here

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report (Opens in a new window), we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

As a full-time team member, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, career growth, and work-life balance:

• Free Medical Insurance – A no-cost plan tailored to your needs
• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus – Available for night shift positions
• Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Contributions – Secure your future with state-supported retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement – Financial support to advance your education
• Certification Pay & Referral Bonuses – Earn more for your expertise and help grow our team
• Generous Paid Time Off – Flexible PTO for holidays, vacations, and personal time

Job Duties

• 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 for the 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 the completed assessment. Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion. Shares information and observations of the patient and/or patient’s family in a manner that advocates for optimal patient 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 care‑giver 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. Incorporates ANA standards, into the provision of safe, quality patient care, utilizing current literature, and research. 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.
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