St. David's Medical Center
Description
Do you have the career opportunities as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David’s Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
St. David’s Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at St. David’s Medical Center!
As the Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting nursing care for assigned patients. You will assess patients upon admission to the emergency center, and provide comprehensive nursing care for patients.
* You will assess patients to determine complaint and severity of illness
* You will perform and document patient assessments
* You will appraise and document patient and family educational and psychosocial needs and make appropriate referrals
* You will report changes in patient condition to supervisor and physician
* You will administer and document medications
* You will report patient needs to appropriate hospital personnel
* You will provide comprehensive inter-shift reports
Job Requirements
Experience
* 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Emergency Department
* Experience as a Patient Care Technician in an acute care setting OR capstone rotation in St. David’s Healthcare facilities – preferred
Education
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
*Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from accredited Nursing program
* Current enrollment in Alternate Entry Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) program
Licenses and Certifications
* Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy
* Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) OR Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy within 6 months
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) OR Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENCP) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy required within 24 months of hire
* Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy required within 24 months of hire
* National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy required within 12 months of hire
St. David’s Medical Center is a full-service hospital located in central Austin, Texas. This 300+ bed facility features a 24-hour emergency department, the regions largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and the internationally-renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David’s Neuroscience & Spine Institute. The full scope of services provided at St. David’s Medical Center includes cancer care, heart and vascular care, imaging services, joint replacement and orthopedics, women’s services, complex surgical services, and a Bariatric Surgery Center. The facility is home to a 60+ bed rehabilitation hospital providing both inpatient and outpatient comprehensive care.
St. David’s Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
“Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Emergency Room Registered Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing 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.