Charge Nurse (RN) Emergency Room

Company: HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Location: Pearland
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)SCHEDULE: Full-timeDo you have the career opportunities you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the nation's largest provider of healthcare services as a Charge RN.We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland - Pearland, TexasCharge Nurse (RN) - Emergency RoomAs a vital member of the HCA Healthcare System, HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland which offers 33 licensed beds and shares the strength of more than 165 hospitals across the United States and England, including The Woman's Hospital of Texas and HCA Healthcare Clear Lake.The hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, part of the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. The division is a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers and diagnostic imaging facilities in greater Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas. Facilities include: 17 hospitals, nine ambulatory care centers, 13 off-campus emergency centers, and a regional transfer center.What you will do in this role:

• Accurately assesses patient acuity and assigns appropriate triage level.
• Provides clinical direction to staff and evaluates the level of care provided by nursing staff.
• Collaborates with physicians to provide appropriate plan of care.
• Develops and maintains effective communication with staff, physicians, EMS patients /families.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation of task & duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members.
• Assures completion of department checklist and ensures ER daily assignments are done.
• Demonstrates awareness of hospital and departmental policies and procedures; assures compliance with and uses these as a basis for decision making for both clinical and management issues.
• Performs documentation duties on unit and in patient's medical record which is timely accurate and concise.
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols informing appropriate personnel and documenting events.
• Actively participates in solving problems on the unit to improve process issues as well as patient flow.
• Supports departmental and hospital performance improvement initiatives.
• Makes staff assignments based on patient acuity and staff skill levels.
• Serves as a resource for the staff.
• Responds timely to request for information or follow up with physician, staff or patient issues.
• Assists as needed with department audit processes.Qualifications What qualification you will need:
  • Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing required
  • BSN required
  • Current TX RN licensure required
  • American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification
  • American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course (ALS or ACLS) and Certification
  • American Red Cross or American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course and Certification
  • Forensic Collection Continuing Education
  • Certified Emergency Nursing Certification recommended
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience requiredHCA Healthcare ranks on Fortune's list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years and HCA ranks 63rd on the fortune 500 list. In addition, Ethisphere named HCA as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. We want you to join our tradition of excellence. Intrigued? We'd love to hear from you.If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our recruiters. We are actively interviewing so apply today!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Notice Our Company's recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking -.For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.

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