Emergency Room Registered Nurse RN

HCA Healthcare • Richmond, VA

12d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice. 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 and families, supports the organization’s mission and values, and contributes to patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.

The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs procedures and monitoring as ordered, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds to patient requests, anticipates needs, and educates patients and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up, and lifestyle measures. The position also prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management. The organization describes opportunities for nurses to influence patient care through collaboration with managers, hospital councils, and national nursing initiatives.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Virginia RN license or compact multistate license.
• Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of employment start date.
• Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment start date.
• Obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 60 days of employment start date.
• Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months 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 practice standards.
• Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers while supporting the organization’s mission and values.
• 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 needs, and resolve them proactively.
• Educate patients and caregivers about medical conditions, 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

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• 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
• Education Level: Associate degree