Registered Nurse Emergency Room RN

HCA Healthcare•New Braunfels, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and models the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role is at Methodist New Braunfels Free Standing Emergency Room and is full-time on the night shift. The position includes assessing and reassessing patient pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and caregivers about conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up, lifestyle measures, and future self-management. No travel is required. Required certifications and training have specified deadlines after employment begins: Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days; Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days; Trauma Nursing Core Course within one year; Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days; and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within six months. The posting lists six months of required experience. An RN Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or RN Diploma is required.

Requirements

Registered Nurse Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma.
Six months of experience required.
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 must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Institute training must be obtained within six months of employment start date.
No travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with department requirements and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers and support positive patient experiences, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.
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 resolve them proactively.
Educate 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 ways 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 services.
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 and 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.