Registered Nurse Emergency PRN

HCA Healthcare•El Paso, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the Emergency department in accordance with departmental requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. 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, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and reassesses pain, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care in the patient medical record, and responds promptly to patient requests while anticipating and proactively addressing needs. The RN also educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, follow-up care, lifestyle measures, and future self-management, explaining complex medical terminology in a way they can understand.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, bachelor's degree in nursing, or Registered Nurse diploma.
One year of experience required.
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.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
No travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and 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 the administration of 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 to support patient and caregiver understanding.
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

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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.
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.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.