Registered Nurse Freestanding Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Lakewood, CO

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in a freestanding emergency room, consistent 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 and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and responds to patient requests while anticipating needs. The role includes explaining medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, side effects, and follow-up measures in language patients and families can understand. The RN also provides education about lifestyle and other non-medicinal measures and prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license in Colorado or a multistate license.
Registered Nurse Diploma.
Two or more years of Emergency Room RN experience.
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.
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course or Trauma Nurse Specialist certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

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, 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 work proactively to resolve them.
Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Translate 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, 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.