RN Emergency Room Main ED

HCA Healthcare•Gainesville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Main Emergency Department coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice. 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, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The nurse responds to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications and side effects, follow-up care, healthy lifestyle measures, and future self-management. Complex medical terminology should be explained in a way patients and caregivers can understand. Required certifications must be obtained within specified periods after employment begins: Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days; Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 days; and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 90 days. No travel or prior experience is required.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
Registered Nurse Diploma.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification within 30 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 60 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 60 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification within 90 days of employment start date.
No prior experience required.
No travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental 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 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 resolve them proactively.
Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology so patients and caregivers can understand it.
Teach 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

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
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.