Registered Nurse Emergency

HCA Healthcare•Georgetown, TX

11d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care according to the department’s 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, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role includes assessing and reassessing pain, carrying out provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up, healthy lifestyle measures, and future self-management. The position is in the Emergency department at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Registered Nurse Diploma must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
At least 1 year of experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months 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 1 year of employment start date.
NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
No travel required.

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 interventions to support effective pain management.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care in patient medical records in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and work to 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 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 caregivers for future self-management.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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.
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.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.