PRN Operating Room Nurse — Flexible Scheduling & Impact

HCA Healthcare; Palatka (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) match

Education support

Fertility and family building

Job summary

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka, FL is seeking an Operating Room RN PRN to join our surgical team. You will collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and techs to provide safe, patient-centered perioperative care.

Responsibilities include preoperative assessment, patient education, intraoperative monitoring, and post-operative care coordination. PRN status allows flexible scheduling and opportunities to grow within a respected regional health system.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• RN
• Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
• No Travel Required
• No experience Required Years of Experience

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Education

Associate Degree

Bachelor's Degree

RN Diploma

Job description

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka, FL is seeking an Operating Room RN PRN to join our surgical team. You will collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and techs to provide safe, patient-centered perioperative care.

Responsibilities include preoperative assessment, patient education, intraoperative monitoring, and post-operative care coordination. PRN status allows flexible scheduling and opportunities to grow within a respected regional health system.