Licensed Practical Nurse ER LPN

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is hiring an Emergency Room LPN/LVN to provide safe, high-quality care in a fast-paced setting. You will administer medications, assist with procedures, monitor patients, and support timely interventions alongside a skilled ER team.

The role emphasizes rapid assessment, accurate documentation, patient education, and collaboration with nurses and physicians to ensure patient-first care. Certification requirements must be met within 30 days of start date.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) required.
• ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications must be obtained within 30 days of start date.
• No travel required and no prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and assist with procedures in the ER.
• Document patient assessments and interventions clearly for hand-offs.
• Monitor patient conditions and respond to changes promptly.
• Educate patients and families with compassionate, understandable health information.
• Collaborate with nurses, providers, and ER team for patient-first care.

Skills

ACLS within 30 days

BLS within 30 days

PALS within 30 days

LPN/LVN license

No travel required

No experience required

Education

LPN/LVN license

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

Job Summary And Qualifications

As an Emergency Room LPN/LVN at HCA Healthcare, you’ll play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality care when every second counts. You will use your clinical skills, steady focus, and attention to detail to help stabilize patients and support urgent interventions. You will work alongside a highly skilled ER team committed to providing lifesaving care and improving human life – one critical moment at a time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting emergency care by administering medications, assisting with procedures, monitoring conditions, and performing vital tests within your scope
• Documenting patient assessments, observations, and interventions clearly to support seamless hand-offs and coordinated care
• Monitoring patient conditions and responding quickly to changes to support timely treatment and patient safety
• Educating patients and families with compassion, explaining care and health information in a way that’s easy to understand during
• Working closely with nurses, providers, and the entire ER team to deliver responsive, patient-first care in a fast-moving setting

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (LPN/LVN) Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse
• No Travel Required
• No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 140+ bed acute care hospital. For over 60 years, we have served Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties and surrounding communities. Our hospital is a part of HCA Healthcare North Florida. We offer medical and surgical programs including 24-hour emergency care, heart care, interventional cardiology, orthopedics, cancer care, and imaging and rehabilitation services. We are an Accredited Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology. We have achieved Disease Specific Certification in the treatment of Sepsis by the Joint Commission. For 20 years in a row we have been named the area's Best of the Best Hospital. We were named an employer of choice in 2019 by the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

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