RN Operating Room
About the Role
As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, HCA Healthcare supports safe, high‑quality care in hospitals where more than 80% earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade and are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. This RN Operating Room position offers self‑preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance, a culture of mutual respect and collaboration among surgical staff, continuous investment in surgical equipment, and regular rounding with unit leaders to ensure your voice is heard on patient‑care and workflow improvements.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients prior to surgery and provide patient and family education about the procedure and peri‑operative process.
- Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, pre‑operative medications, and surgical site verification.
- Participate in surgical site verification processes—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.
- Function as an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team that includes providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and others.
- Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care.
- Assess patient condition, monitor throughout the shift, and thoroughly document changes and care provided.
- Educate patients and families/caregivers about the medical condition, treatment, and follow‑up measures.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Associate Degree in Nursing.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Schedule
- Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability.
- On‑call required during select non‑business hours.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
- Wellbeing support including free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and various leaves of absence.
- 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3%–9% of pay (based on years of service).
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and retirement readiness tools.
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and 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.
Hospital Overview
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is a 380‑bed acute‑care facility offering a full range of services, including the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast, interventional and therapeutic care, open‑heart surgery, labor/delivery, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, adult and pediatric emergency services, and diagnostic services. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient surgical services, is a Certified Primary Stroke Center, a CARF‑accredited Physical Rehabilitation Center, a Level II Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, and operates a freestanding ER in Vero Beach. It also houses the area’s only Level III Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Patients come first, and staff enjoy a fast‑paced environment with a vibrant, laid‑back quality of life.