RN Float Pool Med​/Surg - Nights

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, 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!

The Inpatient Float Pool at UT Southwestern is a high-impact clinical team supporting safe, flexible staffing across Clements University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion. Float Pool RNs and PCTs provide care across more than 30 inpatient units spanning critical care, medical-surgical, oncology, telemetry, progressive care, rehabilitation, and specialty services—offering an unmatched opportunity to work across diverse patient populations and clinical environments.

As a strategic clinical resource within hospital-wide nursing operations, the Float Pool plays a vital role in meeting the dynamic needs of both hospitals. In partnership with Central Staffing and nursing leadership, the team brings skilled clinical support where it is needed most, helping units respond to changing patient acuity, census, and staffing needs while maintaining safe, high-quality patient care.

As a Float Pool Level 3 RN, you will provide expert, adaptable nursing care across a diverse range of adult inpatient medical-surgical, telemetry, progressive care, rehabilitation, oncology, and specialty settings. This role is designed for an experienced RN who values clinical variety, embraces change, and thrives in dynamic environments. You will apply strong clinical judgment, adapt quickly to the needs of each unit, and collaborate effectively with diverse interdisciplinary teams while maintaining consistent standards of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

• Education
  Graduate of accredited nursing program
• Experience
  1 year of acute med/surg nursing experience
• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT certification, accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required. Upon Hire and
  (ACLS) ADV CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT certification, accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required. Upon Hire and
  (RN) REGISTERED NURSE Current Texas RN license, Upon Hire or
  (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) RN license, Upon Hire
  (NIHSS) Natl Inst Health Stroke Scale Certification Upon Hire
  (CPI) CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUT CER within 180 Days

• Experience
  2 years of nursing experience

• Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. Takes all assessments into consideration age specific criteria.
• Anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with assessment to develop appropriate plan of care for 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 completed assessment. Completes documentation of interventions. Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care. Confers with all members of health care team in collaborative, fashion, sharing information and observations of patient and/or…