RN Emergency

Description

Join our RN Emergency team at Corpus Christi Medical Center. We are committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care with integrity and purpose. Your role will provide high quality, individualized nursing care in a fast-paced emergency department setting.

• Comprehensive medical coverage with prescription, behavioral health, telemedicine, and Air Med transportation at no cost or a low copay.
• 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 well‑being.
• 401(k) plan with 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‑term 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.

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. 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 organization’s vision, mission, and values.

• 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 provider(s) and documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Responds promptly to patient requests, striving to anticipate and resolve needs proactively.
• Teaches patients/families/caregivers about the patient medical condition, status, treatment plan, medications, and possible side effects, translating complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.
• Teaches patients/families/caregivers any non‑medicinal follow‑up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes, and prepares them for future self‑management.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification obtained within 60 months of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification obtained within 18 months of employment start date.
• Registered Nurse state of TX licensure.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS‑PALS) certification obtained within 60 months of employment start date.
• 1 year Emergency Department experience preferred.

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.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our RN Emergency opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.