Registered Nurse FSER Emergency Room RN

HCA Healthcare•San Antonio, TX

13d•Onsite

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 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 strong patient experiences, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The position is in a freestanding emergency room at Methodist ER Converse, a 24/7 emergency center serving Converse and the surrounding area. The facility has 12 private treatment rooms and provides services including radiology, a full-service laboratory, telemetry, immediate intervention, and round-the-clock cardiac monitoring and testing. It uses a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) to transmit diagnostic images to Methodist credentialed facilities for patient follow-up. This is a full-time position on a mixed shift. The organization describes opportunities for career advancement, mentorship, clinical education, professional certification support, educational assistance, and participation in collaborative care decisions and nursing initiatives.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
At least six months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse.
Current Registered Nurse license in Texas or a Multi-State Compact License. Employees with a compact license must obtain a Texas RN license within 60 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Registered Nurse qualification; a bachelor's degree, associate degree, or registered nurse diploma is accepted.

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 to support effective pain management.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care promptly and thoroughly in the patient medical record.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and address 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 in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures such as 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 coverage.
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.
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.