Post Kidney RN Transplant Coordinator - Tyler, Tx

Post Kidney RN Transplant Coordinator

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
• 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
• 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) required upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education – Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications – CCTC preferred.

• 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.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on assessment. Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions based upon assessment and identifies changes in condition as evidenced by assessment, labs, x‑rays, etc.
• Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to evaluation.
• Adheres to appropriate policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering care to patients.
• Provides answers and/or education to patients and/or patients' families. Obtains feedback and evaluation of understanding from patient and family.
• Welcomes and orients patient and family to unit. Encourages patient and family participation in care.
• 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's and/or family's complaints in appropriate and effective manner. Reports complaints to Clinical Nurse Manager or designee in timely manner.
• Participates in performance improvement activities as directed. Attends at least 80% of scheduled staff meetings and 100% of mandatory educational sessions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security – This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO – UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Texas – Tyler – 1100 East Lake Street

1100 East Lake Street, Tyler, TX 75701

Nursing

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