Registered Nurse Med Surg RN III B

As a Registered Nurse Med Surg RN III B, 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. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in line with departmental requirements and state/specialty standards. 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by medical provider(s), ensuring thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record.
• Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.

No prior experience or travel required.

Benefits

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement, including:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Retirement savings with a 401(k) Plan featuring a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and preferred banking partnerships.
• 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.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 140+ bed acute care hospital serving Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties for over 60 years. Part of HCA Healthcare North Florida, the hospital offers medical and surgical programs, including:

• 24-hour emergency care
• Heart care and interventional cardiology
• Orthopedics
• Cancer care
• Imaging and rehabilitation services

Accreditations and recognitions include:

• Accredited Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
• Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology
• Disease-Specific Certification in Sepsis treatment by The Joint Commission
• Named "Best of the Best Hospital" in the area for 20 consecutive years
• Recognized as an "Employer of Choice" in 2019 by the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has spent an estimated $3.7 billion on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses in recent years.