Discharge Plan of Care Registered Nurse

apartment Medical City Healthcare location_onNorth Richland Hills, TX 76180, US

Registered Nurse / RN - Discharge Plan of Care

Shift: Full time - Days

Location: Medical City North Hills Hospital

As a Discharge Plan of Care Registered Nurse , your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. Youll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Medical City North Hills!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Patient Experience & Discharge Plan of Care Nurses responsible for ensuring that patients clearly understand their plan of care throughout their hospital stay and during the discharge process. This role bridges communication among physicians, nursing staff, patients, and families to provide one consistent, accurate message regarding treatment plans and post discharge‑ needs. The nurse supports patient experience initiatives, reduces communication gaps, and ensures safe, informed discharge practices.

Plan of Care Responsibilities:

Collaborate daily with physicians to review, clarify, and confirm patient plans of care.
Communicate the plan of care to patients and families in clear, understandable language.
Reinforce communication to bedside nursing staff to ensure alignment and consistency.
Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and provide updates on patient understanding.
Assess patient comprehension and address questions or concerns using teach‑back methods.
Serve as a liaison to bridge communication gaps between physicians, nursing, and patients.
Support patient experience initiatives and help improve HCAHPS communication metrics.

Discharge Responsibilities:

Review discharge instructions for accuracy and completeness.
Verbally explain discharge instructions to patients and families, ensuring understanding.
Clarify physician discharge orders with providers and nursing when needed.
Confirm that follow‑up appointments, prescriptions, and post‑acute needs are communicated.
Partner with Case Management and Social Work for complex or high‑risk discharges.
Ensure documentation of all patient education and discharge interactions.
Support initiatives aimed at reducing avoidable readmissions through strong patient education.

What qualifications you will need:

(RN) Registered Nurse; Current TX license
Associate Degree; BSN preferred
Minimum 2 years of acute care nursing experience
Experience in patient education, case management, or patient experience roles
Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date

Benefits

Medical City North Hills, 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 play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Medical City North Hills is a 165+ bed hospital located in the heart of northeast Tarrant County. Our mission is above all else, to serve, to care for, and to assist in the healing of our patients and their families. We are proud to be pioneers in offering high quality health care in North Richland Hills. We are a Primary Stroke Center, perform spine surgery and joint replacements. We have a comprehensive cardiovascular services department. Our hospital is an accredited Cycle 5 Chest Pain Center with a cardiac rehabilitation program. Other services include minimally invasive robotic surgery and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We have sports medicine, senior health, wound care and outpatient rehabilitation. Our campus has a womens imaging center and geriatric behavioral unit. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

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.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Discharge Plan of Care Registered Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

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.

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