RN Emergency Department

HCA Healthcare•Independence, MO

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. In collaboration 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 RN assesses and reassesses patient pain, performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to requests, anticipates patient needs, and educates patients and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, healthy lifestyle changes, and future self-management. The position is in the Emergency Department at Centerpoint Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree.
Basic Cardiac Life Support.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with department requirements and applicable 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 in a timely and thorough manner.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate needs, and resolve them proactively.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and potential 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 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 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.