Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Services
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Registered Nurse
- Emergency Nurse
- Patient Care
The Registered Nurse (RN) in Emergency Services provides comprehensive patient assessments, administers treatments, and coordinates care in a hospital emergency department. This role requires collaboration with healthcare teams and educating patients and families while advocating for patient well-being. The position offers extensive benefits, professional development, and requires valid nursing licensure and life support certifications.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department
$20,000 sign-on bonus available for qualified applicants
Full Time Night Shift: 3x12 hour shifts one week and 3x12 hour shifts the next week, rotating weekends.
Your experience matters:
Starr Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How you'll contribute:
A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:
Performs initial and ongoing assessments of patient's condition.
Establishes a plan of care which is appropriate to problems identified and involves the patient according to his or her capabilities and desires.
Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
Documents patient care given.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - tailored benefit options for part-time employees, and more.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we're looking for:
Applicants should have a current Tennessee Registered Nurse license. Additional requirements include:
- Basic Life Support certification is required at the time of hire
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support required within 6 months of hire or transferring departments
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 6 months of hire or transferring departments
More about Starr Regional Medical Center:
Starr Regional Medical Center is a 118-bed acute hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Athens and Etowah, TN community for over 50 years.
EEOC Statement
"Starr Regional Medical Center and Starr Regional Health and Rehab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Starr Regional Medical Center and Starr Regional Health and Rehab is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."
Starr Regional Medical Center is a two-campus, medical center in Athens and Etowah. The two-campus system allows SRMC to offer more services and share resources furthering the mission of making communities healthier. Starr Regional is affiliated with LifePoint HealthThe two campuses, located only 10 miles apart, began operating as part of a common system in June 2012 and formed SRMC in December 2013. Accredited by The Joint Commission, SRMC provids a comprehensive array of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services. Starr Regional Health and Rehabilitation is an 88-bed, nursing home for skilled and intermediate patient care on the Etowah campus. SRMC offers some advanced imaging options including X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, digital mammography, bone densitometry, and PET/CT. The Senior Care Unit in Etowah is an inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit for seniors with behavioral and mental challenges. The Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbarics treats patients with acute or chronic wounds that are difficult to heal such as ulcers, burns & non-healing surgical wounds. Starr Regional Oncology moved to a larger, renovated space in late 2015 on the Athens campus and in the Summer of 2016, welcomed Stephen Miller, MD as Oncologist. The Sleep Diagnostic Center continues to be the only center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in the region. Both campuses have outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services. The Starr Regional Breast Center offers digital mammography, bone densitometry and stereotactic biopsies. Other services include women's and children's services, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, a diabetes center and many other services to help further Starr Regional's mission of Making Communities Healthier. Starr Regional owns physicians practices in Athens and Etowah, including Athens Family Practice, Medical Associates of Athens, Starr Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as well as Starr Regional Medical Clinic in Etowah.




