Registered Nurse II Emergency Dept Children

HCA Healthcare • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the children’s emergency department, in accordance with department requirements and the scope and standards of 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 and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.

The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The role includes responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle choices, and future self-management. Complex medical terminology should be translated to ensure understanding.

Requirements

• Six months of RN acute care experience.
• Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
• One of the following must be obtained within six months of employment start date: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (or equivalent), an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, or a Registered Nurse diploma.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department 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 needs, and proactively address them.
• Teach 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 patients and families can understand.
• Provide education on 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 plans.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed