Emergency Room Registered Nurse RN

HCA Healthcare•Hopewell, VA

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, 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 vision, mission, and values to promote strong patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs procedures and monitoring as ordered, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The role includes responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The RN explains complex medical terminology in understandable language and prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Virginia RN license or compact multistate license.
Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of employment start date.
Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
Obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 60 days of employment start date.
Obtain PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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 and support the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
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 promptly and thoroughly in the patient medical record.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and resolve them proactively.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications, 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, including healthy diet and 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.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and 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 and 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.