Emergency Room Nurse

HCA Healthcare • Frankfort, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the requirements of the department 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, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.

The role is a midshift from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The RN assesses and manages patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care in the medical record. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and teaches patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The RN also prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN).
• Associate degree.
• One year of RN experience required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care according to departmental requirements and applicable nursing practice standards.
• Collaborate with medical providers and care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and 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 administration in the patient medical record promptly and thoroughly.
• Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and resolve them proactively.
• 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 in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
• Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures such as healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree