Job Title & Specialty Area: Pulmonary Hypertension Coordinator Registered Nurse Department: Cardiology Location: Dallas Campus Shift: Full Time M - F ; Call Required Job Type: On-Site Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all. Summary: Encompasses specialized nursing care focused on protection, promotion, and optimization of the health and abilities of the Pulmonary Hypertension patient population and individuals. The Pulmonary Hypertension Coordinator contributes to the development and overall functionality of all aspects of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program in collaboration with the Medical Director, Heart Center Leadership, and service leaders in Pulmonology, Neonatology, and Critical Care. Ensures seamless access and coordination of care across the continuum; Assists in developing core measures of success including but not limited to hospitalization rate and ICU utilization, mortality rate, quality of life and functional status. Coordinator facilitates complex needs across multiple diagnostic areas such echocardiography, MRI, and cardiac catheterization, and stress testing. This position is responsible for ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach to care and responsible for working with team members across the department and subspecialists to coordinate, oversee and monitor medical and psychosocial activities related to heart failure. Utilizes nursing skills to provide extensive patient/family education especially in the areas of medication administration, nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of concurrent illnesses. Responsibilities: * Collaborate with Medical Director(s), administrative and clinical personnel within the Heart Center to assess overall programmatic needs, establish goals and objectives for the program, and to prioritize key initiatives; determine required resources for effective, highly coordinated and well-integrated care delivery. * Coordinate and participate in multiple aspects of the patient visit including: Subspecialists and Multidisciplinary team including but not limited to Genetics, Nutrition, Social Work, and Financial Counselors. * Provide close monitoring of the at-home patient to promote well-being such as symptoms of illness, fatigue, shortness breath, or changes in activity/appetite. Frequently assess ability to comply with home regimen including infusions if appropriate. * Provide daily communication among medical, nursing, and support staff regarding pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) patients; assist patients in the transition across care continuum; provide information to families concerning resources for non-cardiac specific needs; community resources, and overall strategies to avoid concurrent illness. * Work closely with multidisciplinary division managers, director or senior directors in the communication of new processes and/or system changes resulting from program work; work closely/collaborate with UT Southwestern Division of Neonatology, Cardiology and Pediatrics to plan and communicate process improvements and changes; advise and consult on plans and processes for employee communication; and assess timely communication to referring physicians and families. * Faciliate, develop and provide educational opportunities for medical and nursing colleagues internally and externally; work to promote interest and understanding of the PHTN population; facilitate educational and observational experiences within the Heart Center; and provide lectures and participate in the development of Heart Center training curriculum. * Work directly with patients/families during both the inpatient admission and outpatient visit. Triage patient needs through phone communication and provide appropriate education within scope of practice and escalate to provider, as appropriate, for clinical needs, concerns. * Identify necessary PHTN quality data elements across the continuum; develop a methodology to review and analyze data; perform data analysis including the development of conclusion and data validation; identify and incorporate best practice and benchmark information where applicable; present/discuss indicators to/with physicians, leadership, quality, and senior leaders; participate in data collection and analysis for research purposes; and participate in the design and organization of investigational activities specific to the PHTN Program. How You’ll Be Successful: WORK EXPERIENCE * At least 1-year Cardiac Job Related Experience Required EDUCATION * Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing BSN required Required * Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience Preferred LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS * Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements Upon Hire Required * Current RN license in State of Texas Upon Hire Required A Place Where You Belong We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute. Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You: · Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. · 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure · Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks) · Caregiver Leave · Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.
Job Title & Specialty Area: GI Operating Room Surgery Center RN Department: Ambulatory Surgery Center Location: Dallas Campus Shift: Full Time; M - F - No Call, Holidays, or Weekends Job Type: On-Site Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all. Summary: Independently performs the functions of a registered nurse in direct patient care. Utilizes the nursing process in the delivery of developmentally appropriate care. Also works in collaboration with other health care professionals to provide a comprehensive plan of care to meet the patient/family needs. Responsibilities: * Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort. * Accountable that patient care meets standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and guest relations. * Oversees care delivered by patient care team; coordinates plan of care * Provides education and facilitates learning for patients, families, and patient care team in a way that demonstrates a sensitivity to recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences related to diversity * Collaborates with physicians, families and other healthcare professionals to assist in developing and implementing an appropriate plan of care in a way that promotes/encourages each person's contributions towards achieving the best patient outcomes. * Advocates for the patient, represents the concerns of the patient/family and identifies and assists in resolving ethical and clinical concerns * Accurately & thoroughly document all patient encounters in EPIC. * Ensure that Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times. * Adhere to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand hygiene, proper disposal of waste, etc.) * Deliver competent and skilled care to patients and familites according to their identified needs. * Will deliver care with a team-orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgement and appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration evidence based practice How You’ll Be Successful: WORK EXPERIENCE * At least 2 years Operating Room RN related experience Required * At least 1 year Pediatric OR related experience Preferred EDUCATION * Two-year Associate's degree or equivalent experience Required - Must have 5 years of Operating Room RN experience * Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing Required LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS * Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Required * BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association Required A Place Where You Belong We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute. Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You: · Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. · 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure · Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks) · Caregiver Leave · Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.
Job Title & Specialty Area: Operating Room Team Leader Registered Nurse Surgery Center Department: Ambulatory Surgery Center Location: Dallas Campus Shift: Full Time; M - F; No Call Required Job Type: On-Site Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all. Summary: The Team Leader Nursing - Ambulatory is responsible for providing leadership to the front line staff in collaboration with the Clinical Manager or Practice Administrator. Serves as a conduit between the front-line nursing employees and managers for the purpose of facilitating communication, overseeing orientation of new team members in collaboration with the Clinical Educators, and evaluating clinical practice with a particular focus on quality and performance improvement. Responsible for the results and development of assigned team members. Plans and executes day-to-day operational needs by setting priorities, planning for and addressing staffing needs, and coordinating work across other teams as needed. Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback to team members and provides significant input to employment decisions, addresses performance issues and administers performance reviews. Monitors key metrics and analyzes information to solve on-going problems to improve team performance. Serves in various clinical nursing roles (i.e., direct care nurse, charge nurse, etc.). The Team Leader, Nursing will spend 60% of their time in clinical shifts and 40% of their time in administrative/leadership, recognizing that at least 10% of their time in the clinical shifts is still spent coaching, mentoring, and developing staff. Responsibilities: * Perform all aspects of the Clinical Nurse job description when providing direct patient care during scheduled bed side care shifts * People Leadership: * - Participates in the interview and selection process of new team members * - Administers periodic evaluations for new staff members * - Administers annual PEAC's/merit increases * - Provides performance feedback to staff, including the documentation and counseling of performance issues * - Maintains positive staff relations through Evidence Based Leadership and Just Culture * - Completes scouting reports and weekly rounding on staff * - Ensures that staff are kept abreast of changes within the unit, department, division, and organization * - Provides mentoring to staff and developmental opportunities to help team members achieve their career goals * - Administers disciplinary action to staff members when necessary, up to and including terminations, with support of manager and/or director and human resources * - Provides appropriate recognition to staff members * - Develops and implements Action Plans as a result of the feedback received from the annual Employee Opinion Survey * - Accountable to ensure that staff are meeting patient care needs, standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and guest relations * - Ensures that staff are delivering care with a team-orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgement and appropriate decision making abilities that take into consideration evidence based practice. * - Ensures that staff are responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and prevent any unnecessary suffering. * Operational Leadership: * - Responsible for new hire scheduling with their assigned preceptors during orientation period * - Processes Lawson personnel actions for staff * - Balances staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and skill mix on every shift * - Monitors trends with attendance and addresses any dependability issues with team members * - Approves PTO requests for team members * - Monitors FMLA/STD/LOA for team members * - Reviews Omnicell reports * - Develops and maintains positive physician relations * - Responsible for ensuring direct reports timecards are accurate and complete prior to bi-weekly payroll signoff and holds staff accountable for repetitive discrepancies in their timecards * Regulatory & Quality Compliance: * - Ensures clean sweeps/unit-based audits are conducted * - Ensures readiness for disease specific certification audits (where applicable) * - Ensures regulatory readiness * - Conducts unit environmental rounds * - Monitors the expiration of staff licenses & certifications * - Ensures employee related paperwork is sent to HR for filing in a timely manner * - Ensures that Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times * - Adhere to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand hygiene, proper disposal of waste) * Staffing: * - Assumes the Charge Nurse role (frequency varies by department) * - Takes on patient load shift (frequency varies by department) * Miscellaneous: * - Maintains knowledge of unit-specific super users and ensures they remain qualified and proficient as a super user * - Conduct family rounding (as it is rolled out to specific unit) How You’ll Be Successful: WORK EXPERIENCE * At least 2 years Operating Room experience Required * leadership experience Preferred EDUCATION * Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing BSN Required LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS * Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Required * Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements Required A Place Where You Belong We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute. Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You: · Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. · 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure · Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks) · Caregiver Leave · Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.
Job Title & Specialty Area: GI Lab Registered Nurse Department: Gastroenterology Location: Dallas Campus Shift: Full-Time; M - F Job Type: On-Site Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all. Summary: The Team Leader, Nursing is responsible for providing leadership to the front line staff in collaboration with the Clinical Manager or Practice Administrator. Serves as a conduit between the front-line nursing employees and managers for the purpose of facilitating communication, overseeing orientation of new team members in collaboration with the Clinical Educators, and evaluating clinical practice with a particular focus on quality and performance improvement. Responsible for the results and development of assigned team members. Plans and executes day-to-day operational needs by setting priorities, planning for and addressing staffing needs, and coordinating work across other teams as needed. Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback to team members and provides significant input to employment decisions, addresses performance issues and administers performance reviews. Monitors key metrics and analyzes information to solve on-going problems to improve team performance. Serves in various clinical nursing roles (i.e., direct care nurse, charge nurse, etc.). The Team Leader, Nursing will spend 60% of their time in clinical shifts and 40% of their time in administrative/leadership, recognizing that at least 10% of their time in the clinical shifts is still spent coaching, mentoring, and developing staff. Responsibilities: * Perform all aspects of the Clinical Nurse job description when providing direct patient care during scheduled bed side care shifts * People Leadership: * - Participates in the interview and selection process of new team members * - Administers periodic evaluations for new staff members * - Administers annual PEAC's/merit increases * - Provides performance feedback to staff, including the documentation and counseling of performance issues * - Maintains positive staff relations through Evidence Based Leadership and Just Culture * - Completes scouting reports and weekly rounding on staff * - Ensures that staff are kept abreast of changes within the unit, department, division, and organization * - Provides mentoring to staff and developmental opportunities to help team members achieve their career goals * - Administers disciplinary action to staff members when necessary, up to and including terminations, with support of manager and/or director and human resources * - Provides appropriate recognition to staff members * - Develops and implements Action Plans as a result of the feedback received from the annual Employee Opinion Survey * - Accountable to ensure that staff are meeting patient care needs, standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and guest relations * - Ensures that staff are delivering care with a team-orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgement and appropriate decision making abilities that take into consideration evidence based practice. * - Ensures that staff are responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and prevent any unnecessary suffering. * Operational Leadership: * - Responsible for new hire scheduling with their assigned preceptors during orientation period * - Processes Lawson personnel actions for staff * - Balances staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and skill mix on every shift * - Monitors trends with attendance and addresses any dependability issues with team members * - Approves PTO requests for team members * - Monitors FMLA/STD/LOA for team members * - Reviews Omnicell reports * - Develops and maintains positive physician relations * - Responsible for ensuring direct reports timecards are accurate and complete prior to bi-weekly payroll signoff and holds staff accountable for repetitive discrepancies in their timecards * Regulatory & Quality Compliance: * - Ensures clean sweeps/unit-based audits are conducted * - Ensures readiness for disease specific certification audits (where applicable) * - Ensures regulatory readiness * - Conducts unit environmental rounds * - Monitors the expiration of staff licenses & certifications * - Ensures employee related paperwork is sent to HR for filing in a timely manner * - Ensures that Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times * - Adhere to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand hygiene, proper disposal of waste) * Staffing: * - Assumes the Charge Nurse role (frequency varies by department) * - Takes on patient load shift (frequency varies by department) * Miscellaneous: * - Maintains knowledge of unit-specific super users and ensures they remain qualified and proficient as a super user * - Conduct family rounding (as it is rolled out to specific unit) * - Attend leadership meetings How You’ll Be Successful: WORK EXPERIENCE * At least 3 years clinical experience Required * Leadership experience Preferred EDUCATION * Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing Required * Graduate Degree Preferred LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS * Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Required * BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association Required A Place Where You Belong We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute. Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You: · Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. · 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure · Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks) · Caregiver Leave · Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.
Job Title & Specialty Area: Autism Center Clinic Registered Nurse Department: Autism Center Location: Dallas, TX - Mockingbird Towers Shift: M - F; 8-5 Job Type: On-Site Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all. Summary: Independently performs the functions of a registered nurse in direct patient care. Utilizes the nursing process in the delivery of developmentally appropriate care. Also works in collaboration with other health care professionals to provide a comprehensive plan of care to meet the patient/family needs. Responsibilities: * Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort. * Accountable that patient care meets standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and guest relations. * Oversees care delivered by patient care team; coordinates plan of care * Provides education and facilitates learning for patients, families, and patient care team in a way that demonstrates a sensitivity to recognize, appreciate, and incoporate differences related to diversity * Collaborates with physicians, families and other healthcare professionals to assist in developing and implementing an appropriate plan of care in a way that promotes/encourages each person's contributions towards achieving the best patient outcomes. * Advocates for the patient, represents the concerns of the patient/family and identifies and assists in resolving ethical and clinical concerns * Accurately & thoroughly document all patient encounters in EPIC. * Ensure that Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times. * Adhere to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand hygiene, proper disposal of waste, etc.) * Deliver competent and skilled care to patients and familites according to their identified needs. How You’ll Be Successful: WORK EXPERIENCE * At least 1 year RN experience Required * At least 1 year job Pediatric Job related experience Preferred EDUCATION * Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing Required LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS * Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Required * BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association Required A Place Where You Belong We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute. Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You: · Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. · 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure · Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks) · Caregiver Leave · Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.
