Ophthalmology - Clinic RN

Department: Ophthalmology Ambulatory – split time between Dallas and Plano clinics.

Why Children’s Health?

At Children’s Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children. Through cutting‑edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring every moment contributes to overall well‑being. We are dedicated to promoting children’s health within our organization and the broader community.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate patient care while using clinical judgment and evidence‑based guidelines to develop appropriate care plans.
• Ensure patient care meets standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights, and guest relations.
• Oversee care delivered by the patient‑care team and coordinate the plan of care.
• Provide education and facilitate learning for patients, families, and the care team with sensitivity to diversity.
• Collaborate with physicians, families, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement comprehensive care plans.
• Advocate for patients, represent patient/family concerns, and help resolve ethical and clinical issues.
• Accurately document all patient encounters in EPIC and protect patient health information (PHI) at all times.
• Adhere to infection‑prevention initiatives such as hand hygiene and proper waste disposal.
• Deliver competent, skilled, team‑oriented care with sound clinical judgment and evidence‑based practice.
• Continuously assess patient condition, question and evaluate the situation, and implement treatment changes in collaboration with the care team.
• Maintain a knowledge base and tools to manage environmental and system resources for patients and families across healthcare and non‑healthcare systems.

Requirements

• At least 1 year RN experience (required).
• At least 1 year pediatric experience (preferred).
• Four‑year Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (required).
• Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas (required).
• BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association (required).

Schedule

Full‑Time; Monday – Friday. Split between Dallas and Plano clinic locations.

Benefits

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums 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.