Emergency Room Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Frankfort, KY

19d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the emergency department, consistent with the requirements of the department and applicable nursing standards and scope of practice. In collaboration 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, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The nurse assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and responds to patient requests while anticipating needs. The nurse also educates patients and families about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle practices, and future self-management.

Requirements

At least 1 year of RN experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Associate degree.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support 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 must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year 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 members of the care team 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 the administration of care in patient medical records 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.
Educate patients and caregivers about 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 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 a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts