Emergency Room Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Frankfort, KY

19d•Onsite

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 nursing 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 while supporting the organization’s mission, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role includes assessing and reassessing patient pain, carrying out procedures and monitoring as ordered by medical providers, and documenting care promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up, and lifestyle measures. The position is a midshift role working 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN).
Associate degree.
At least 1 year of emergency room experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course certification must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with departmental requirements and applicable nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions.
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 patient needs, and resolve them proactively.
Educate 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 an understandable way.
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.