Registered Nurse Emergency Wekiva

HCA Healthcare•Sanford, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital’s Freestanding ER Wekiva coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable nursing practice standards. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and families, supports the organization’s mission and values, and contributes to patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The position includes assessing and reassessing pain, performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care, responding promptly to patient requests, anticipating patient needs, and teaching patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The RN helps patients and families prepare for future self-management. The role is located at Freestanding ER Wekiva, 2757 West Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, Florida 32712.

Requirements

Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required; compact license holders must obtain a Florida license within 60 days after relocation.
Associate Degree or Registered Nurse Diploma.
At least 1 year of RN experience in an acute care environment.
BLS-AHA Provider-issued card required within 30 days of start.
NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
TNCC required within 6 months at Main ER.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and relevant nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, 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 accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely 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 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

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
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.
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.