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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

We have opportunities within three service lines:

CV RN Program Coordinator Role For Structural Heart Program

The RN Specialty Program Coordinator for Structural Heart supports patients across the continuum of structural heart care through education, coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This role works closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing, and operational teams to manage referrals, patient intake, clinic support, and procedural coordination for advanced structural heart interventions, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip procedures. The coordinator partners with interdisciplinary teams to ensure program quality measures and performance metrics are met, making this a strong fit for an RN who values patient connection, teamwork, and contributing to high-quality specialty care without providing direct bedside care.

The RN Specialty Program Coordinator for the Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) and Complex PCI Program

The RN Specialty Program Coordinator for the Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) and Complex PCI Program supports the growth and coordination of advanced interventional cardiology services. This role partners closely with interventional cardiologists, APPs, cath lab teams, and referring providers to facilitate incoming referrals, manage patient intake and triage, coordinate clinic and procedural planning, and serve as a primary point of contact for patients throughout their care journey. The coordinator provides patient education, ensures timely communication across disciplines, and helps streamline workflows to support safe, efficient care delivery. This position is ideal for a cardiovascular RN who enjoys program development, relationship-building, and contributing to the expansion of a specialized, high-acuity cardiac program.

CV RN Program Coordinator Role For Aortic Vascular Program

The RN Specialty Program Coordinator provides clinical coordination and patient support for individuals undergoing aortic procedures, such as aortic aneurysm repair. This role serves as a consistent point of contact for patients and families throughout the surgical process, offering education, guidance, and care coordination without providing direct hands-on patient care. Responsibilities include managing referrals, conducting intake and education calls, coordinating records and orders, supporting clinic workflow, assisting with procedure scheduling, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to support safe, high-quality care.

• Ideal candidates will have three (3) or more years of cardiovascular RN and/or program experience
• Looking for candidates who are improvement-focused, self-motivated, organized and think critically

Works under limited supervision to Coordinate efforts with Health System Physician Referring Service, Health System liaisons, RN coordinators and clinic management to provide stream-lined, efficient systems of referral management and service recovery. 

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
  Bachelor's Degree - BSN 
   

• Experience
  3 years of nursing experience 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (RN) REGISTERED NURSE Upon Hire and 
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire 
   

Preferred

• Experience
  Cardiology/Cardiovascular preferred 
  

JOB DUTIES

• Receives and provides immediate responses to inquiries and patient referrals. Establishes immediate relationship between referral sources and hospital.
• Serve as the clinical link between the referring physician office and HLV. Facilitates communication with referring doctors for patients seen in clinics and for patients discharged from the hospital.
• Coordinates efforts with Health System Physician Referring Service, Health System liaisons, RN coordinators and clinic management to provide stream-lined, efficient systems of referral management and service recovery.
• Coordinates bed placement and medical transportation as needed
• Interfaces with other hospital departments (I.e., infection control, admitting, pastoral care, and nursing) and physicians to facilitate admission process.
• Interfaces with patients as a liaison to facilitate their first visit at UTSW and assists in obtaining records before new patient evaluation.
• Assists with obtaining clearances needed for treatment and care
• Works closely with interdisciplinary core team and oversees referral/intake process to ensure patient has all necessary items needed for meaningful visit
• Assign clinical duties as needed to ensure effective workflows, patient care requirements are meet and clinical quality and safety measures are followed.
• Resource to patients, and families, regarding social services, financial aid and outside resources available
• Reviews referrals, verify information. Determines appropriateness of referral based on established criteria and assures that all patient work up and resulting reports are provided in accordance with protocols.
• Establishes & maintains infrastructure to monitor referring physician practice patterns; alerts team to any change in referral patterns.
• Tracks data regarding intake and referral sources.
• Coordinates efforts with Health System Physician Referring Service, Health System liaisons, RN coordinators and clinic management to provide streamlined, efficient systems of referral management and service recovery.
• Responsible for training future/new coordinators
• Development and maintenance of process maps detailing throughput from intake to procedure
• Development and maintenance of education materials for staff and patients.
• Participates in clinic, facilitates work up and provides education as appropriate
• Participates in inpatient rounding and/or post procedure rounding as deemed appropriate by team
• Works closely with Quality team to include but not limited to: maintaining and validating data, investigating fall outs, performing RCA, participating and/or leading PI projects
• Ensures all quality metrics are completed by staff during clinic visit(s) per protocols by staff the meet registry requirements
• Provides on-call coverage as deemed appropriate by team.
• 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.