Emergency Room Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Summerville, SC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care according to 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 mission, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role includes assessing and reassessing pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care in the medical record, responding promptly to requests, and anticipating patient needs. The RN also educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle changes, and future self-management, translating complex medical terminology into understandable information. The posting highlights staffing support, technology and tools for patient monitoring and communication, supply-chain resources, and ongoing clinical education. The position is with HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital’s emergency room.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma.
Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice or holding an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Less than 1 year of applicable experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and applicable nursing 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 administration 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 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 families or caregivers for future self-management.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
Wellbeing support, including 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.
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.