Emergency Room Registered Nurse
About the Role
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." The RN serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, modeling a commitment to the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention.
- Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by medical provider(s).
- Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Performs exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests and strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
- Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about patient medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.
- Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and other lifestyle changes.
- Prepares patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.
Qualifications
- Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma (Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred).
- Less than 1 year of applicable experience.
- Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
Benefits
HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- Savings and retirement 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, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, 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 Facilities
In addition to emergency departments at Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center, the health system operates four freestanding emergency rooms (FSERs) offering 24/7 emergency care:
- Brighton Park Emergency (Summerville)
- Centre Pointe Emergency (North Charleston)
- James Island Emergency (Charleston)
- Moncks Corner Medical Center (Berkeley County)
A Long Point Freestanding ED is coming soon! Together, these facilities provide convenient, around-the-clock access to emergency services across the greater Charleston region.