Registered Nurse Emergency Room

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse, you will coordinate and deliver 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, you will provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will serve as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers while modeling a commitment to the organization's vision, mission, and values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s).
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Perform exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests and strive to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about patient medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translate complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and other lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• No travel required

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood 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 Organization

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is a full-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital providing high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to the northeast Houston community for over 25 years. Services include:

• Women's Center with high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU, and pediatric services
• Advanced Brain & Spine Center, including a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and Sleep Center of Excellence
• Orthopedic Center offering total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology
• Innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery
• State-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for accurate diagnosis and treatment plans
• Certified Level I Stroke Center and Accredited Chest Pain Center

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is part of HCA Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and a leading provider of healthcare in the country. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.