Emergency Room Nurse

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse, you will coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care tailored to the specific requirements of the department and aligned with state and specialty scope and standards. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will serve as a patient and family advocate, embodying the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient pain regularly and promote effective pain management, including reassessments after interventions.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests and anticipating patient needs proactively.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications, and possible side effects using clear, non-technical language.
• Educate patients and families on non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as lifestyle changes, healthy diet, exercise, and disease prevention.
• Prepare patients and families for future self-management.

Requirements

• 1+ years of RN experience required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma.

Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date).
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date).
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date).

Benefits

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement for our colleagues, including:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off programs, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Retirement savings resources, including a 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, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center is a 109-bed acute care hospital in Springfield, Tennessee, dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of Robertson County and surrounding areas. We offer a full array of services, including emergency care, orthopedics, cardiology, women’s care, and diagnostic imaging. Our mission is to enhance community and patient wellness through the teamwork of skilled and compassionate employees and physicians.

HCA Healthcare, our parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.