Registered Nurse Emergency Department

HCA Healthcare•Conroe, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and the scope and standards of nursing 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, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The nurse responds promptly to requests, anticipates needs, and works proactively to address them. The role also includes educating patients and their families or caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle changes, and future self-management, translating complex medical terminology into language they can understand.

Requirements

Associate degree.
Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), to be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), to be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
1 year of experience.
No travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Advocate for patients and their families or 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 in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and proactively address them.
Educate patients and their families or caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology so patients and caregivers can understand it.
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

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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, and dependent scholarships.
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.