RN Registered Nurse Cardiac Telemetry

HCA Florida Blake Hospital is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Spend more time at the bedside with patients in our Cardiac Telemetry unit. Sign-on bonuses may be available for select positions in this department.

Benefits

HCA Florida Blake 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, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation
• 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, pet insurance
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family-building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other programs
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance 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)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full- and part-time colleagues based on income

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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 the medical provider(s), and ensure 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

• Must be licensed as a Florida Registered Nurse in accordance with state regulations or hold appropriate compact licensure (active FL RN license required within 60 days of hire if compact license is held)
• Nursing Diploma or ASN/ADN required; BSN preferred
• Previous experience in an acute care setting strongly preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Critical thinking, service excellence, and good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to read/comprehend written instructions and follow verbal instructions
• PC skills

About the Facility

HCA Florida Blake Hospital is a 383-bed hospital located on a thirteen-acre campus by the Gulf Coast beaches in Bradenton, FL. We are the only state-designated Level II trauma center in Manatee, Sarasota, and DeSoto Counties, verified by the American College of Surgeons. Our services include:

• 24-hour emergency care
• Open-heart surgery
• Burn care
• Cancer care
• Joint replacement
• Inpatient rehabilitation

Additional amenities and programs for employees include:

• Onsite daycare program, Happy Cubs
• 24-hour employee fitness center
• Healthy work environment
• Cross-training into new units and ongoing skills development
• Continuing education courses and opportunities for advancement

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 in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.