Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Room ER ED

RegisteredNurse.jobs; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition assistance

Employee counseling services

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, is seeking an Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality patient-centered care across our comprehensive ER services. You will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and support staff to assess, treat, and advocate for patients in fast-paced environments.

This role requires a Texas RN license, BLS/ACLS/PALS, TNCC within 6 months, and ER experience.

Qualifications

• 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 (RN Compact License holders must obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS from American Heart Association required
• TNCC within 6 months of hire date
• 1 year of clinical ER experience as a licensed RN in hospital setting required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient pain regularly and promotes effective pain management.
• Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider and documents care.
• Responds promptly to patient requests and strives to anticipate needs.
• Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, and follow-up measures.
• Educates on non-medicinal follow-up measures, including diet and exercise, to support self-management.

Skills

ER nursing

Patient care

Pain management

Communication

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Work Schedule

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

Join a high-performing emergency care team at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and elevate your nursing practice as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) across our comprehensive emergency service line. This dynamic role is intentionally structured to attract top-tier ER, ED, urgent care, standalone ER, and freestanding ER (FSED) RNs who thrive in fast-paced environments. Our 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). Clinical care is delivered at our main hospital emergency department-a state-of-the-art facility holding a provisional adult Level III Trauma Center designation-as well as our affiliated HCA Houston ER 24/7 freestanding emergency care centers (such as Fairmont, North Channel, and Pearland) and our connected Care Now urgent care networks. As a reflection of our commitment to clinical excellence, our emergency service line is proudly recognized with elite national accolades, including being the only facility in Pasadena recognized by the American College of Cardiology as an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and recipient of the American Heart Association's Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, Coronary Artery Disease Gold Plus Receiving honors, and the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization’s vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What You Will Do In This Role

• 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). 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.

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 6 months of hire date
• 1 year of clinical ER experience as a licensed RN in hospital setting required.

Benefits

• 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/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.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Room ER ED opening. 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.