ED RN

HCA Healthcare•Plantation, FL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and models the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and manages patient pain, performs procedures and monitoring as ordered by medical providers, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and responds to patient requests while anticipating needs. The RN also educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle choices, and preparation for ongoing self-management, translating complex medical terminology into understandable language.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN).
Associate Degree in Nursing required.
One year of acute care experience.
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 30 days of employment start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 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 practice standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers and support the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.
Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions to promote effective pain management.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and proactively resolve concerns.
Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology so patients and caregivers can understand it.
Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including 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 coverage.
Wellbeing support, including 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 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.