Nurse Extern PRN

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

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, and pet insurance.
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources, and consumer discounts.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the role

As a Nurse Extern, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team, gaining hands-on experience as you explore the full scope of the Registered Nurse role. You’ll help deliver safe, compassionate care that improves patients’ lives while building the skills and confidence to take on more advanced responsibilities as you progress through your nursing program.

The Nurse Extern delivers high-quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN), the Nurse Extern assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the Nurse Extern’s skills/training and the needs of the department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment. The Nurse Extern is currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited school of nursing and can perform higher-level procedures once competency is achieved.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited school of nursing.
• Preference will be given to those in second semester and beyond.
• BLS certification.
• Self-motivated and strong communication skills required.

About HCA Florida West Hospital

HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility and the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are:

• The area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.
• The first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation.
• An Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
• Home to a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children, including a dedicated Kid’s ER for our youngest patients.
• The area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital.
• A behavioral health facility.

We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, orthopedics, robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, neurology/neurosurgery, urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, pulmonary, and rehabilitative medicine.

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.