Registered Nurse Free Standing Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s 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, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and manages patient pain, performs procedures and monitoring as ordered, documents care promptly and thoroughly, responds to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, and follow-up measures. The RN also explains non-medicinal measures such as diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes, and prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management. The employer describes career resources including mentorship, clinical education, professional certification support, educational assistance, and opportunities to advance within its organization.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Bachelor’s degree or associate degree.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Previous LVN or paramedic experience, or an RN bridge pathway from LVN or paramedic to RN.

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 resolve them proactively.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
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 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.
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.
Mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance.