Registered Nurse Pre -Admission Testing

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse in Pre-Admission Testing, your voice influences patient care through open, collaborative relationships with your manager and formal opportunities via hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment, including surgical instruments, devices, and patient positioning for safety and workflow efficiency
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to share suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call required during select non-business hours

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team, including providers, surgeons, and surgical technologists
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment, and follow-up measures

Requirements

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Active license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Registered Nurse (RN)
• Associate Degree or Registered Nurse Diploma
• Acute care experience preferred

Benefits

HCA Florida Capital Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues.

• 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Facility

HCA Florida Capital Hospital is a 288-bed, acute-care facility with over 1,400 skilled employees and 500+ experienced providers. Services include:

• 24/7 Emergency Services in Leon and Gadsden Counties
• State-of-the-art Behavioral Health Center
• Cancer Center
• Chest Pain Center with PCI-Resuscitation
• Family Center
• Heart & Vascular Center
• Imaging Services
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Orthopedic/Spine Center
• Physical Therapy Services
• Rehabilitation Center
• Stroke Center
• Surgical Services
• Surgical Weight Loss Center
• Network-of-Care Affiliated Physician Practices

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