Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare • San Antonio, TX

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered emergency care in accordance with department requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, 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, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.

The role includes assessing and reassessing pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documenting care promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and teaches patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The nurse also helps prepare patients and caregivers for future self-management.

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.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within one year of employment start.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered emergency nursing care.
• 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 work to resolve them proactively.
• Educate patients and caregivers about medical conditions, patient 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 benefits.
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree