Registered Nurse RN Emergency Room ER

HCA Healthcare • Texas City, TX

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the Emergency Room in accordance with department 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 nurse 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, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The role includes responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, and relevant lifestyle changes. The nurse also helps prepare patients and families for future self-management.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
• Associate degree in nursing.
• One year of RN experience in an acute care setting.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification within 6 months of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification within 6 months of employment start date.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of employment start date.

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, and compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, and support a positive patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions.
• 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, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree