Registered Nurse Free Standing Emergency Room

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.

• Assesses patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention.
• Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the 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, resolving them proactively.
• Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about patient medical condition, status, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, translating complex medical terminology for complete understanding.
• Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepares patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) or Free Standing Emergency Room (FSED) experience

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional 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 Facility

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas, has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. The full-service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Services include:

• A Level III Trauma Center Emergency Room with three remote ER locations in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan
• Women’s Services, including Labor & Delivery and a 30+ bed NICU
• A dedicated children’s hospital within the main facility
• Partnership with the Texas Transplant Institute for organ, tissue, or stem cell transplants

Rio Grande Regional Hospital is recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence and is part of HCA Healthcare, which has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. HCA Healthcare has spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.