Nurse Extern PRN

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital; Hudson (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Education support

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson, FL is seeking a Nurse Extern PRN to gain hands-on experience within the nursing team while exploring the Registered Nurse role. You’ll help with ADLs, vital signs, wound and catheter care, collect specimens, document care, and communicate updates to the team.

This role emphasizes learning, patient safety, and professional growth through supervision and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Hands-on nursing tasks and patient care assistance in a clinical setting.
• Ability to monitor and report changes in patient condition.
• Effective communication with patients, families and healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Providing essential care for patients by helping with ADLs, checking vital signs, supporting mobility, and ensuring comfort and hygiene.
• Performing nursing tasks like wound care, catheter care, collecting specimens, and other basic procedures as you gain experience and grow in your competency.
• Documenting care accurately and communicating timely updates with the nursing team to keep patient care seamless and coordinated.
• Helping patients and families understand their care plans and offering guidance for their health and recovery.
• Keeping patient areas clean and safe by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and maintaining an organized environment.
• Championing your growth through learning opportunities and partnering with your supervisor to build your personal career development plan.

Skills

ADLs assistance

Vital signs

Wound care

Catheter care

Specimen collection

Communication

Education

Fundamentals of nursing

BLS certification

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Nurse Extern PRN today with HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Nurse Extern, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team, gaining hands‑on experience as you explore the full scope of the Registered Nurse role. You’ll help deliver safe, compassionate care that improves patients’ lives while building the skills and confidence to take on more advanced responsibilities as you progress through your nursing program.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing essential care for patients by helping with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), checking vital signs, supporting mobility, and ensuring comfort and hygiene
• Performing nursing tasks like wound care, catheter care, collecting specimens, and other basic procedures as you gain experience and grow in your competency
• Documenting care accurately and communicating timely updates with the nursing team to keep patient care seamless and coordinated
• Helping patients and families understand their care plans and offering guidance for their health and recovery
• Keeping patient areas clean and safe by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and maintaining an organized environment
• Championing your growth and enhancing patient care by engaging in learning opportunities, sharing ideas to improve care, and partnering with your supervisor or preceptor to build your personal career development plan

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Completed fundamentals of nursing required

Benefits

HCA Florida Bayonet Point 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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital has been serving the Hudson, FL community since 1981. As a 392-bed acute care facility and designated Level II Trauma Center, we are home to the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute and employ over 350 physicians and 1,300 staff members. We were the first hospital in northwest Pasco County to offer a comprehensive cardiac and open‑heart program, and our commitment to quality has earned us recognition for innovative care. Our accredited Heart Institute, Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, and programs in Cancer Care, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery exemplify our high‑quality services. With over 100,000 procedures performed, we are dedicated to excellence.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.