Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we are transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow.
Job Summary and Qualifications
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, caregivers, and models a commitment to the organizations vision, mission, values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.
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 providers. 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. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively. Teaches patients, families, caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications, and possible side effects and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding. Teaches patients, families, caregivers about any non-medicinal follow-up measures such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or other lifestyle changes. Prepares patients and families, caregivers for future self-management.
Qualifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date. Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date. NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date. RN Registered Nurse must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date. Associate Degree in Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date.
Benefits
St. Davids South Austin 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 401k 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.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
St. Davids South Austin Medical Center is a 368-bed acute care hospital within St. Davids HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub-specialty services. Key programs include:
A nationally accredited oncology program featuring the regions only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program A Level II trauma center, advanced cardiac stroke, and orthopedic services Full-service maternity and newborn care Four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop
The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology.
It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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.
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career. We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Emergency Department opening. Apply today, and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
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.
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.