Job Description

7:00am-4:00pm. Four call shifts per month (including weekend)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board, or by a licensing authority that has jurisdiction over approval/accreditation of nursing programs (Texas BON 217.1). BSN preferred. 
One year of RN experience.  One year of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in GI Lab/Endoscopy preferred.
Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license. 
Current BLS & ACLS required, courses accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).  
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Job Duties:

Assesses and documents physiological, psychological sociocultural, and spiritual health status of patient on admission utilizing age-age specific concerns for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Performs ongoing assessment of patient’s physiological health status during intraoperative phase. Communicates relevant health status data to other team members and departments.      
Interprets health status data to anticipate patient’s family, and physician’s needs and expectations.  Develops appropriate plan of care for patient.  Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing intraoperative nursing care.    
Identifies and implements appropriate intraoperative nursing interventions based on health status data.  Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions.  Confers with all members of health care team in collaborative fashion, sharing information and observations of patient and/or patient’s family in manner that contributes to optimal patient care.    
Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to evaluation.  Documents interventions and modifications to plan of care in accurate and timely manner.  Prioritizes intraoperative nursing interventions per patient’s health status data, physician, and planned procedures as applicable.           
Adheres to appropriate hospital policies, procedures, and standards of nursing practice while delivering intraoperative nursing care. 
Provides appropriate and timely patient education to patient and/or patient’s family.  Completes accurate and timely documentation of education provided.  Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Supervises, directs, and coordinates patient care assignments of other members of healthcare team.  Delegates duties within legal parameters.          
Prepares for procedures as appropriate by obtaining supplies and equipment in timely manner. 
Serves as technical subject matter person, resource person, and/or preceptor to nursing staff. Completes written clinical performance evaluation form in timely manner.  
Handles and operates instruments, supplies, and equipment and performs safe nursing care in manner that is cost effective without compromising quality of care.
Solves minor problem issues of counts and errors, patient care, relationships, equipment, supplies, and environment prior to management intervention.  Provides and supports efforts to develop and maintain team environment.       
Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions:  a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
Performs other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Work requires use of considerable judgment in application of procedures, nursing assessment techniques, practices and policies to work problems, organization, and administration of hospital activities. 
Work requires ability to maintain current customer service, nursing, and technical skills by attending training programs and seminars to continue level of competency and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
Work requires ability to complete most assignments with substantial independence.
Work requires good verbal and written communication skills.  Must be able to read, write and communicate in English
Work requires proficiency in the use of computer technology. 
Work requires ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
Work requires frequent contact with physicians, residents, fellows, allied health personnel, and other medical and/or non-medical office support personnel to coordinate necessary information to provide optimal level of patient care.
Work requires telephone contact with patients, referring physicians, and pharmaceutical representatives outside of UT Southwestern, vendors, and third party payees.
Work requires constant walking, standing, bending, turning, and stooping.  Pushing and pulling heavy objects such as patient beds.  Must be able to help lift and turn patients.
Work requires ability to lift, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs.
Work is performed primarily in a hospital or hospital clinic environment. Walking, standing, bending, turning and stooping.  Work requires ability to lift, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs

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

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