RN Coord EMS PRN

HCA Healthcare; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is seeking an RN Coord EMS to lead efficient EMS offloading and seamless transitions of care. The role involves clinical resource support, staff education, equipment management, and adherence to standards of care within the Emergency Department team.

You will greet EMS arrivals, initiate patient care, and hand off to the receiving RN, while collaborating with EMS partners to foster teamwork and improved outcomes.

Qualifications

• Florida RN license required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• BLS-AHA Provider card required within 30 days of start.
• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• TNCC required within 1 year.
• ACLS or Advanced Cardiac LifeSpt Instructor must be obtained within 6 months.
• PALS experience or Instructor certification must be obtained within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate EMS patient offloading, ensuring smooth transitions of care.
• Provide clinical resources and staff education as needed.
• Oversee and delegate patient care based on assessment and staff capability.
• Collaborate with EMS partners to improve outcomes and service.
• Participate in quarterly education and training events with hospital staff and EMS agencies.
• Ensure proper reception, initiation of patient care, and handoff to receiving RN.

Skills

EMS coordination

Staff education

Patient flow coordination

Education

Florida RN license

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida North Florida Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The RN Coord EMS is responsible for the efficient and effective coordination of EMS patient offloading, ensuring seamless transitions of care, and fostering a collaborative environment with EMS partners. This role involves clinical resource provision, staff education, equipment management, and adherence to established standards of care. The RN Coord EMS also provides oversight and delegates patient care to team members, contributing to a culture of patient-centered care.

• Responsible for greeting and offloading all EMS arrivals during scheduled shift, proper reception of the patient and initiating patient care, and proper handoff of each patient to receiving RN for continuity of care.

• Functions as a clinical resource person for staff members and provides education as necessary, when not offloading EMS patients.

• Provides oversight, prioritizes and delegates patient care to team members based on accurate patient assessment and staff capabilities.

• Collaborates with EMS partners to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.

• Participates in quarterly educational and training events with hospital staff and EMS agencies.

• Greets and offloads all EMS arrivals during scheduled shift.

• Ensures proper reception of the patient and initiates patient care.

• Ensures proper handoff of each patient to receiving RN for continuity of care.

• Functions as a clinical resource person for staff members.

• Provides education to staff members as necessary.

• Accurately scans and records equipment and supplies to ensure appropriate charges and inventory control.

• Prepares and ensures equipment in the EMS offload area is functional.

• Collaborates with EMS partners to create an environment of teamwork.

• Recommends and implements courses of action including training and development of relief EMS RNs.

• Assists in managing department flow through coordination with assigned Clinical Nurse Coordinator.

• Makes decisions regarding activities based on Administrative Operational Standards, Nursing Administrative Standards, Human Resource Standards, and standards of Care for the unit, in collaboration with other members of management team.

• Contributes to a culture of patient centered care by ensuring a quiet healing environment.

• Meets Assumption of Care standards as set by HCA.

• Provides oversight, prioritizes and delegates patient care to team members based on accurate patient assessment and staff capabilities.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What experience do you need:

• Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required. Compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation

• BLS-AHA Provider issued card required within 30 days of start

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

• TNCC required within 1 year

• Advanced Cardiac LifeSpt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

• 1+years experience PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt, or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• 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)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. For over 49 years, we have served North Central Florida. We offer comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosciences. We offer minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment. Other services that we provide include women’s health and wound therapy. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our hospital has an Accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC (American College of Cardiology) and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. We are committed to patient safety and quality of care. We have received the highest scores available in recognition of this commitment.

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.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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