Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice. 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 nurse advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values to promote positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The RN regularly assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and responds to patient requests while anticipating and addressing needs. The nurse educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, and relevant lifestyle changes, translating complex medical terminology into understandable language and preparing patients for self-management. The position is with the Emergency Room at HCA Houston Healthcare West. The employer describes its staffing support, technology, supplies, and ongoing clinical education as resources for delivering safe, high-quality care.

Requirements

Associate degree.
Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and nursing practice 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.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document the administration of care in patient medical records 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 potential side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
Educate patients and caregivers about 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 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 and 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.