Emergency Room RN

HCA Healthcare•Denton, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s specific requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. Working with medical providers and other members of the care team, 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 positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes consistent with the organization’s mission and values. The RN assesses and manages patient pain, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The role includes responding promptly to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up care, healthy lifestyle measures, and future self-management. This is a night-shift position from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends.

Requirements

At least 1 year of emergency room RN experience or ICU RN experience.
Texas State RN license or compact license.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer.
PALS certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer.
TNCC certification required within 18 months of hire or transfer.
ENPC certification required within 18 months of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Advanced specialty certification, such as CEN, encouraged.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with department 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 and support positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes.
Assess patient pain regularly, provide effective pain management, and reassess after interventions.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care in patient medical records accurately, promptly, and thoroughly.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and proactively address them.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology in a way that 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 coverage.
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 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.