Registered Nurse Emergency Center

Overview

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. We are seeking an Emergency Center Registered Nurse for our team at Metropolitan Methodist Emergency Center to ensure we continue to provide high quality, efficient care.

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, telemedicine services, and Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity 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
• 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 and rollover assistance services, and banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loans, 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 for eligible colleagues

The professional Registered Nurse (RN) is the patient and patient’s family advocate. The RN applies the nursing process with critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes in alignment with the Hospital mission and Methodist Excellence goals. The RN communicates effectively, demonstrates professionalism, and participates in unit and organizational activities.

The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing care delivered under their direction in accordance with applicable laws, hospital policies and procedures.

• Applies nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach to the nursing process
• Assessment: conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing physical, psycho-social and pain assessments, including patient education needs
• Planning: creates an individualized plan of care with goals and teaching plans, incorporating family into care
• Implementation: prioritizes and executes an efficient nursing plan of care
• Evaluation/Reassessment: conducts timely evaluation, recognizes changes in patient conditions, and adjusts the plan of care as needed
• Collaborates with the patient care team; communicates with physicians and team members; uses hand-off and SBAR methods
• Demonstrates critical thinking and organizational skills; maintains an orderly flow of patients; reports errors and initiates corrective action when appropriate
• Maintains accurate, timely entries in the patient medical record and communicates with the care team, patient and family
• Maintains current nursing knowledge and adheres to safety policies and procedures
• Supervises tasks delegated to unlicensed personnel per Texas BON rules

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
• Minimum 6 months of applicable experience required

Metropolitan Methodist Emergency Center is a freestanding emergency center open 24/7. Located in Alamo Heights, we offer on-site emergency treatment and imaging services for adults and children. Staff include Board Certified Emergency physicians and experienced emergency nursing teams. We provide quick access to our local hospital and emphasize patient-centered care.

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.