RN Med Surg

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse in Med Surg, your voice influences patient care through open, collaborative relationships with your manager and formal opportunities via hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll shape decisions that elevate patient outcomes and the future of nursing while delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with departmental and specialty standards.

You will collaborate with medical providers and the care team to provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." As an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, you will embody 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

• Current RN licensure in the relevant state.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse Diploma.

No prior experience required. No travel required.

Benefits

HCA Florida West 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: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits: fertility and family-building support, 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 West Hospital is a 515-bed facility and the area's leading health care provider in quality outcomes performance. Key accreditations and services include:

• First Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence in the area.
• First in Florida to earn Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation.
• Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
• Specialized Emergency Department for seniors and children, including a dedicated Kid’s ER.
• Comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital.
• Behavioral health facility.
• Services in 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 and spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.