Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Outpatient Surgery you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Northwest Hospital which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

HCA Florida Northwest 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. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for 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 and more.
• 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 a child, elder, and pet care, home, and auto repair, event planning, and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• 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-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at HCA Florida Northwest Hospital!

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are looking for a dedicated passionate Registered Nurse (RN) for our Outpatient Unit. The Registered Nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational needs, safety needs and related criteria appropriate to the age(s) of the patients served in the assigned position. As a Registered Nurse in the Outpatient Unit, some of your primary responsibilities will be to:

• Demonstrate awareness of and respect for patient/family/SO needs in relation to confidentiality, privacy, security, complaint resolution, and spiritual and cultural needs
• Demonstrate knowledge of specific disease processes and treatments, interventions, and responses based on age specificity
• Understand the process for resolution of ethical issues and how to initiate an ethics consult and implement it as needed
• Review physician orders and accurately transcribes to MAR. Initiate STAT orders
• Administer medications according to the Seven Rights
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability in the care of the acute care patients based on Standards of Care and Practice of the Telemetry Unit
• Immediately place patient on monitor when admitted or transferred to unit or when returning from diagnostic testing validate with Monitor Technician name of patient, number of monitor and rhythm
• Recognizes the right of patients to appropriate assessment and management of pain
• Assess, collaborate and coordinate the patient's transfer or discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with the other members of the health care team and patient/ family/SO
• Provide clear time/action specific discharge instructions in clear understandable terminology
• Notify physician of record of discharge/ transfer
• Identifies need for community resources on a continual basis
• Address patients needs for symptom management in discharge planning process and documents appropriately
• Educate the patient and their families about the importance of effective pain management and documents appropriately
• Delegate tasks to personnel based on current competency and patient care needs
• Act as a resource for Patient Care Assistant, Monitor Technicians, Unit Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurses, and students
• Maintain working area and equipment in accordance with environmental and safety regulations
• Document clearly, legibly, and accurately in accordance with Hospital policy
• Demonstrate knowledge of and complies with infection control policies as applicable

What qualifications you will need:

• Florida RN license
• Recognized Compact Licensure (subject to Florida State Licensing Requirements, including/not limited to ongoing eligibility and duration provisions)
• 1-year experience required
• Pre-admitting skills required
• Assessment skills required
• Proficient starting IV's required

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

HCA Florida Northwest Hospital is a 289-bed medical center. Incorporating the latest technology in healthcare drives our results. We have been granted the Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint Commission. This proves our commitment to high performance and level of service. We are certified by the Joint Commission as a primary stroke center. We uphold the highest standards in patient care. We also remain an accredited chest pain center by the American College of Cardiology. We handle patients with care and urgency. We are proudly known as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center of Excellence. Our accolades speak for themselves.

We continue growing to meet the needs of the community we serve. We have expanded capabilities in emergency and critical care. Our services go above and beyond. Additional growth includes women’s and children’s services. We hold the only Level III NICU in northern Broward County. The breadth of our service lines translates to better patient care. This means increased professional opportunities for our colleagues. Join a dynamic team of dedicated healthcare professionals. Explore your growth potential.

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

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Outpatient Surgery opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.