Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration 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 and values to promote positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The RN regularly assesses patient pain and reassesses after interventions, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The role includes responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and teaching patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up care, lifestyle measures, and future self-management. The RN explains complex medical terminology in ways patients and caregivers can understand.

Requirements

Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
Obtain Trauma Nursing Core Course certification within 6 months of employment start date.
Obtain Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of employment start date.
Bachelor’s degree or associate degree.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care according to 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.
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 so patients and caregivers can understand it.
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
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
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance
Legal counseling
Identity theft protection and consumer discounts