Registered Nurse Emergency PRN

HCA Healthcare•El Paso, TX

1d•Onsite

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. 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, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The role includes assessing and managing patient pain, carrying out provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care, responding promptly to patient requests, and proactively anticipating patient needs. The RN educates patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up care, and lifestyle measures, translating complex medical terminology into understandable information and preparing patients for self-management.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience.
Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or registered nurse diploma.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course certification must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental 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 interventions to support effective pain management.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care administration in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate and proactively address patient needs.
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, such as 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 plans.
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 and 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.
Financial wellbeing counseling and retirement resources.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.