RN Behavioral Response

Full Time Weekend Days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Qualifies for Weekend Incentive Program

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, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Works with minimal supervision to promote safe patient and staff processes and appropriate plan of care guidance for behavioral or disruptive events across the Health System. 

BENEFITS
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
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• 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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Graduate of an accredited Nursing program 
   

• Experience
  3 years of behavioral health nursing experience. and 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). Upon Hire 
  UTSW’s de-escalation training completion within 6 months of hire date. 
   

Preferred

• Experience
  5 years of behavioral health nursing experience. 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  Certified psychiatric nurse. 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Provides proactive assistance for disruptive/ behavioral care through rounding and response to staff concerns.
• Serves as the lead responder for behavioral emergency calls (or acute behavioral events) throughout the hospital. Provide on-site assistance/management of crisis situations to prevent or minimize disruption of services.
• Serves as a clinical expert and resource in the specialized care of patients with behavioral concerns through assessment, communication, immediate interventions, patient and/or family education, and support.
• Assists with plan of care for behavioral or disruptive patients across the inpatient and emergency room settings including education directed towards identified knowledge deficits, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Collaborates with staff to prevent escalation of behavioral concerns, including thorough rounding and intervention.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team, patient, and family on behavioral plans of care to decrease disruptive events.
• Assists in investigation of patient/visitor concerns as they relate to behavior issues and assist in implementing appropriate courses of action, taking corrective action in situations requiring immediate intervention, and optimizing service satisfaction of patients, families, providers, and staff. Collaborates with clinical and support staff to foster delivery of quality care, communicating issues identified by front line staff to appropriate administrative team and assisting staff in identifying clinical experts for specific patient population concerns.
• Provides support and resources to staff post event, including debriefing with staff and patient/visitors involved in behavioral events, in collaboration with unit leadership.
• Attends scheduled case reviews and treatment team meetings when consulted and/or appropriate.
• Completes and maintains de-escalation program instructor training (provided by UT Southwestern Medical Center) and provides formal instruction to staff.
• Provides just-in-time training/education of de-escalation training as part of rounding and response to behavioral concerns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

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.