Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Emergency Room ER

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3%-9%

Tuition assistance

Employee life insurance

Educational support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, TX seeks an Emergency Room Clinical Nurse Coordinator (RN) to lead nursing operations during scheduled shifts, coordinate patient throughput, and mentor staff in a high-acuity, 24/7 emergency network. This role blends bedside excellence with leadership responsibilities across main ED and freestanding ERs.

The CNC will oversee quality care, collaborate with management, and drive outcomes aligned with organizational values and policies.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift.
• Directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures.
• Serves as a resource person for staff.
• Models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values.
• Supports an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

Skills

Texas RN license (or multi-state)

1 year ER nursing experience

BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications

TNCC within 4 months

CPI within 30 days

Education

Graduated from accredited nursing program (diploma/associate/bachelor)

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Job description

Work Schedule: 3 days per week, 7a-7p/Rotating Weekends

Take your nursing leadership career to the next level at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and drive clinical excellence as an Emergency Room Clinical Nurse Coordinator (RN) across our robust emergency service line. This frontline leadership role is designed to attract high-caliber ER, ED, urgent care, standalone ER, and freestanding ER (FSED) RNs who are ready to blend exceptional bedside expertise with shift operations, patient throughput coordination, and clinical mentorship. Our comprehensive emergency network operates 24/7, providing full-service adult and pediatric emergency care, on-site laboratory testing, and advanced imaging (including CT scans, X-rays, and ultrasound). Leadership opportunities span our high-acuity main hospital emergency department—a full-service facility holding a designated adult Level III Trauma Center status with 24/7 cardiac catheterization labs—as well as our integrated HCA Houston ER 24/7 freestanding emergency care centers (such as Fairmont, North Channel, and Pearland) and our connected network of urgent care locations. Reflecting our deep commitment to top-tier care, our emergency service line stands as the only facility in Pasadena recognized by the American College of Cardiology as an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation. Furthermore, our program boasts elite national distinctions, including a certified Primary Stroke Center status, an "A" Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award, and the American Heart Association’s Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving - Gold Plus, and NSTEMI - Gold performance honors.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

What you will do in this role:

• Ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift.
• In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures.
• Serves as a resource person for staff.
• Models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values
• Supports an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS issued from American Heart Association required
• TNCC within 4 months of hire date
• CPI within 30 days of hire date
• 1 year of clinical ER experience as a licensed RN required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 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 401(k) 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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board‑certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top‑quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient‑centered care you need close to home.

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.