Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Asheville, NC

15d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the requirements of the Emergency Room department 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, 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, vision, and values to promote a positive patient experience and clinical outcomes. The role includes assessing and reassessing pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care in the medical record, responding promptly to patient requests, and anticipating patient needs. The RN also teaches patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, lifestyle changes, and future self-management, translating complex medical terminology into understandable language. The position requires one year of experience and no travel. Required certifications and qualifications include RN licensure; a bachelor’s or associate degree; and specified life-support, pediatric, emergency, stroke, crisis-intervention, and trauma credentials, some of which must be obtained within stated periods after employment begins. Eligible candidates may qualify for a sign-on bonus in exchange for a two-year commitment to Mission Health; current HCA employees and people employed by HCA within the prior six months are ineligible.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification/licensure.
Bachelor’s degree or associate degree.
One year of experience required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) or BCLS Instructor, to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS Instructor, to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
NIH Stroke Scale, to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or ACLS Instructor.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, to be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course, to 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 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 the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and resolve needs 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 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

Sign-on bonus for eligible candidates who commit to two years with Mission Health; current HCA employees and people employed by HCA within the last six months are ineligible.
Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
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 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 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.