Emergency Room RN

HCA Healthcare•Augusta, GA

12d

About The Position

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the ER RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The nurse advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s vision, mission, and values to promote positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The role includes assessing and managing patient pain, performing ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle practices, and future self-management. Doctors Hospital of Augusta is a 350-bed hospital in Augusta, Georgia, with 24/7 emergency care and a Level II Trauma Center. The hospital is part of HCA Healthcare.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Bachelor’s degree or associate degree.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), or BCLS Instructor, must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or ACLS Instructor, must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
No experience required.
No travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable nursing standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions to support effective pain management.
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 address 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

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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.
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.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.