RN Emergency Room

Hourly wage estimate: $33.28 - $49.92. Factors such as skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in the role may determine your actual salary.

About the role

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the Emergency Room, 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.

Your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn—whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) or BCLS Instructor certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• No travel required
• No prior experience required

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center 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 employer

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, offering patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area, specializing in heart and vascular care—including advanced technology through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics, spine care, mental and behavioral health services, and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our "care like family" culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way. HCA Healthcare, our parent company, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and recently spent an estimated $3.7 billion on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.