Psychiatric Emergency Room Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Asheville, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the specific requirements of the department 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 and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission and values to promote positive patient experiences, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN regularly assesses patient pain and reassesses after interventions, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care in the medical record promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, and follow-up measures. Education may include translating complex medical terminology, discussing non-medicinal measures such as diet, exercise, and disease prevention, and preparing patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

At least 1 year of RN experience.
Registered Nurse licensure.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or a bachelor’s degree, or work experience in lieu of a degree, to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
NIH Stroke Scale to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) to be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) to be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Emergency department nursing experience.
Behavioral health nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and applicable nursing practice 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 in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and resolve them proactively.
Teach 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 families can understand.
Educate patients and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, 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 coverage.
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.