Post Kidney RN Transplant Coordinator

Post Kidney RN Transplant Coordinator

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, TX, 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 by U.S. News & World Report, 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!

• 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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

• Education: Associate's Degree in nursing required.
• 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. (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) – upon hire.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  CCTC.

• Performs and documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments, taking all assessments into consideration age‑specific criteria.
• Anticipates patient and/or patient family expectations and needs and utilizes them in conjunction with assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the 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 the health care team, sharing information and observations of patient and/or patient family, to ensure optimal patient care.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions based on 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 feedback and evaluation of understanding from patient and family. Ensures comfort level of post‑discharge care. Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
• Welcomes and orients patient and family to unit. Encourages patient and family participation in care. Reviews plan of care with patient and family. Explains special diets, tests, procedures, and medications. Makes rounds on patients.
• Reports errors promptly and takes appropriate follow‑up action to rectify errors. Provides supervision of, and direction to, unlicensed support personnel and nurses new to unit. Delegates duties appropriately and within legal parameters.
• Responds to patient and/or family complaints in an appropriate and effective manner. Reports complaints to Clinical Nurse Manager or designee in a timely manner. Utilizes chain of command to resolve issues. Serves as advocate to patient and family.
• Participates in performance improvement activities as…