Clinic Triage RN- Digestive Diseases

Ambulatory Registered Nurse Triage

Internal Medicine Subspecialties, Digestive Diseases

Why UT Southwestern?

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 and resources for our valued patients and employees.

Ranked as the in Dallas-Fort Worth for the seventh consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern.

You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as an Ambulatory Registered Nurse (RN) within our Internal Medicine, Digestive Diseases Clinic and help with our commitment to deliver compassionate care and all-around excellence.

As a RN, you will support the Internal Medicine, Digestive Diseases Clinic by providing excellent patient education for the patient and their families, triaging, and supporting the clinic.

This role is patient focused in a fast paced environment.

At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to advance your career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern Internal Medicine, Digestive Diseases Clinic

Experience and Education

Licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas and CPR certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) are required.

Two (2) years of ambulatory clinical nursing experience or emergency room experience is preferred. Strong communication skills and the ability to facilitate team based care.

Job Duties

• 1. Utilizes strong listening skill to be able to interpret subtle indications of the patient’s complaint so that they can form a thorough assessment of the patient’s problem without the ability to visually observe or assess.
• Follows clinic specific protocols and / or professional judgment and assessment skills to identify the nature and urgency of patient needs to determine the appropriate disposition.
• Provides patient education and advice to improve continuity of care, avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency room and reduce risks from medical complications.
• Collects sufficient data related to the presenting problem and medical history and recognizes and mates symptom patterns to those in clinic protocols to be able to provide safe, timely disposition of health-related problems.
• Refills medications per clinic specific protocols.
• 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.

Other Duties : 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

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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.