Registered Nurse Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•Plano, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s specific 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, 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, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role includes assessing and reassessing patient pain, performing procedures and monitoring as ordered by medical providers, documenting care in the patient medical record, responding promptly to patient requests, and anticipating and resolving patient needs. The RN educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, lifestyle changes, and future self-management. Complex medical terminology must be translated to support understanding. The position is with Medical City Plano, a 600+ bed acute care hospital in Plano serving Plano and Collin County. The hospital has more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Associate degree.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or ACLS Instructor, required within 90 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), or BCLS Instructor, required within 30 days of employment start date.
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or PALS Instructor, required within 90 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course required within 1 year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course required within 1 year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care according to 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.
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 promptly and thoroughly.
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 a way patients and caregivers can understand.
Educate patients and caregivers about 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 coverage.
Wellbeing support, including 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.
Flexible spending accounts.
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.
Up to $300 million in programs to support team members over three years.