Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Alexandria, LA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the emergency department, in accordance 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 RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s vision, mission, and values to promote positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The role includes assessing and reassessing pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, and anticipating and proactively addressing patient needs. The RN also educates patients and families or caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle practices, and future self-management.

Requirements

Graduate/Provisional Nurse (GN) or Registered Nurse (RN).
Registered Nurse Diploma, Associate Degree, or Bachelor’s Degree.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course certification must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered emergency department care in collaboration with medical providers and other care-team members.
Advocate for patients and their families or caregivers and support a positive patient experience and clinical outcomes.
Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions to promote effective pain management.
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 and anticipate and proactively address patient needs.
Teach patients and families or caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology in a way that supports 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 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 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.