Psychiatric RN

What you'll do here

You're the RN in our outpatient psychiatry clinic at Dell Medical School, based in Austin, TX. It's a busy place where you work alongside physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and admin staff. The Clinic Supervisor is who you report to. Your job is making sure every patient gets solid nursing care and leaves satisfied.

You'll handle initial assessments and take medical histories. You build care plans from scratch for each person and keep tweaking them as they improve. Medications are a big part of it ; you administer them, check dosages, watch for bad reactions, and report anything off. You also teach patients and families about their conditions, treatment options, and how to take care of themselves at home. Follow up education sessions happen when needed.

On the clinical side, you do minor procedures like wound care and suture removal. You help doctors with diagnostic tests and minor surgeries. Keeping things sterile is on you too. Documentation goes into the EHR system. You coordinate with the whole healthcare team so nothing falls through the cracks, plus manage appointments and follow ups.

What you need to bring

• An Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program
• At least one year of experience in an outpatient or clinical setting
• A current Texas RN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

What helps but isn't required

• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Two or more years of healthcare experience
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification

The pay range

$82,000+ depending on your qualifications.

The work environment stuff to know

• You'll use standard office equipment regularly ; expect repetitive keyboard use.
• The job has some real hazards: communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens, radiation (ionizing and non ionizing), hazardous medications, and patients who might be disoriented or combative.

How to apply ; read this carefully

Required materials:

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with contact info; at least one must be from a supervisor
• A letter of interest

If you are NOT a current university employee or contingent worker: Submit your resume when you first apply. After that first time, you can upload a new resume for later applications. Any additional materials like the letter of interest or references go in the Application Questions section ; you can select multiple files there before submitting. Once your application is submitted, no changes are allowed.

If you ARE a current university employee or contingent worker: Apply through Workday by searching "Find UT Jobs." Log into Workday, go to your Worker Profile, click Career in the left menu, then update sections in your Professional Profile before applying ; that info will pull into your application automatically. The application itself is one page where you upload your resume plus respond to questions about any extra materials like the letter of interest or references.