RN PRN Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Salem, VA

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 practice for the relevant state and specialty. 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, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN regularly assesses and reassesses patient pain to support effective pain management; performs procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers; and documents care in the medical record promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and works to resolve them proactively. The role also includes teaching patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle changes, and future self-management, while translating complex medical terminology into understandable language.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN).
Bachelor’s degree or associate degree.
One year of RN Emergency Room experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or ACLS Instructor, must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), or BCLS Instructor, must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or PALS Instructor, must be obtained within one year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable 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 the organization’s mission, 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 work to resolve them proactively.
Educate patients, families, 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 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.