Nursing Career Opportunities
Submit Your Resume   Telephone Job Line: (214) 648-5627    Employment Home

REGISTERED NURSE

Posted Date  Thu Oct 08, 2009
Closing Date  Wed Oct 14, 2009 or until filled
Salary  * Negotiable *
FLSA Status  Exempt
Department  Neurology
Job Category  Nursing
Hours  M-F 8-5 PM
Requisition Number  10000349
Position Number  43094
Experience & Education Required (any one of the following):

1. Associate's degree, one (1) year general nursing experience, licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas, and a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) are required.  

Skills And Abilities Effective Communications Skills
Customer Service
CPR Certified
Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
 Job Duties 1. Provides patient education, procedural instructions, general health information, and reinforces physician instructions in person and through telephone contact.

2. Obtains medical history from patients through structured interviews in accordance with departmental guidelines.

3. Prepares equipment and assists physicians during physical exams and medical procedures.

4. Prepares and administers medications as prescribed by physician.

5. Documents patient care interventions and education in medical records; ensures appropriate patient consents and authorizations are obtained for research and/or medical treatment.

6. Delivers nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with stated medical plan of care while observing and recording signs, symptoms, and behavior of patients in medical records.

7. Triages patient phone inquiries according to physician and/or departmental protocols and documents such inquiries and results in patients' medical records.

8. Takes, records, and reports patient vital signs using medical equipment; inspects equipment and facilities visually and physically to ensure patient safety and proper functioning of equipment.

9. Participates in evaluating nursing needs of patients; assesses problems affecting patients; recommends policy and/or procedural changes according to nursing expertise; schedules patients' appointments, tests, and procedures via on-line computer system or telephone.

10. Provides patient counseling based on specialized and/or advanced knowledge gained through education and experience.

11. Maintains adequate stock of supplies as required for work area.

12. Provides working supervision to other nursing staff and/or other non-licensed medical or office support personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.

 Comments DIRECT PATIENT CARE. EPIC TRAINING.  

Return to Nursing Career Opportunities