RN Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare•McKinney, TX

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 and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes. The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs procedures and monitoring as ordered, and documents care in the medical record promptly and thoroughly. The nurse responds to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. The role also includes explaining complex medical terminology, teaching lifestyle and other non-medicinal follow-up measures, and preparing patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN).
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.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
Bachelor’s degree must be obtained within two years of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers while supporting the organization’s mission, values, 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 in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and resolve them proactively.
Teach 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 that 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 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
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