Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Rapides Regional Medical Center

Shift: Full-Time, Nights (>10 hr. shifts) with rotating weekends

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Registered Nurse - Emergency Department today with Rapides Regional Medical Center.

Rapides Regional 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 medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Registered Nurse - Emergency Department. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated 13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• All aspects of nursing care granted her/him by licensure.
• Assisting the Emergency Department Physician and Staff Physicians to provide optimal patient care.
• Develops patients plan of care based on a focused assessment, nursing diagnosis, reassessment, and expected outcomes for all age groups. Collects subjective and objective data including pertinent past medical history and present medication.
• Ability to coordinate with ancillary departments for the provision of treatment and care of emergency department patients and the orderly transfer or discharge of these patients.
• Attends all scheduled department meetings. If the employee is unable to attend the meeting, she/he should notify the Emergency Department Director unless the staff member is scheduled to work a shift in the ED during the meeting or she/he is ill.
• Attends special continuing education workshops, in-service education offerings, and maintains nursing skills through annual review of ED procedures.
• Does assigned room and equipment checks every 12 hours.
• Supports Patient tracking via automated tracking system.
• To review and know the proper use of all equipment used in the emergency department, especially life-saving equipment and trays which are infrequently used.
• The nurse is responsible for familiarizing herself/himself with the crash cart, cast carts, heart cart, and the pediatric cart.
• The nurse is responsible for keeping abreast of all new technology, equipment, and medications used in patient care.
• Provides and explains discharge instructions and identifies hospital and community resources to help meet physical, psycho-social, and nutritional needs.
• Active participant in PI/CQI projects within the ED and in conjunction with other departments as appropriate.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Cour must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date
• Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date
• Registered Nurse, or Graduate Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma, or Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse - Emergency Department opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.