ED RN

HCA Healthcare•Tamarac, FL

About The Position

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes. The role includes assessing and managing patient pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, and anticipating and addressing patient needs. The RN educates patients and families or caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up care, healthy lifestyle measures, and future self-management, translating complex medical terminology into clear language.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Associate Degree in Nursing required.
One year of acute care experience required.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable nursing standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Advocate for patients and their families or caregivers.
Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions to support effective pain management.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care in the patient medical record promptly and thoroughly.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and proactively resolve them.
Educate patients and families or caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and families or caregivers can understand.
Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.