Medical Surgical Nurse in Aripeka, FL

RN (Registered Nurse) - Medical Surgical (Hudson, FL)

SHIFT: Full-time • Days and Nights (Rotating Weekends)

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital has been serving the community since 1981. We are a 290-bed acute care hospital. We are a designated Level II Trauma Center. We are located in Hudson, FL. We are home of the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute. We have more than 350 physicians and 1,300 colleagues. We were the first hospital to be built in northwest Pasco County. We are also the first to deliver a comprehensive cardiac and open-heart program. Our quality programs have been recognized for excellence. Bayonet Point Hospital has earned a reputation for providing innovative care.

Job Summary and Qualifications:
• You will assess, plan, intervene and evaluate the care of Medical Surgical patients.
• You will instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions
• You will maintain and review patients’ records including posting tests and examination results.
• You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders.

Qualifications:
• Must be licensed as a Florida Registered Nurse in accordance with state regulations or appropriate compact licensure. If compact license held, active FL RN license required within 90 days of hire.
• Nursing Diploma or ASN required; BSN preferred.
• Previous experience in an acute care setting strongly preferred.
• Current American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma

MUST HAVE ACUTE CARE EXPERIENCE- NO recent LTAC experience.

ONSITES ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE.