PRN Seasonal Operating Room Float Pool Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Education support

401(k) match

Employee stock plan

Fertility benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Temporary Operating Room Registered Nurse for a seasonal commitment at our ambulatory surgery center in the Kansas City area. You will be circulating or scrub, ensuring safe and effective nursing care until transfer to recovery, and you will be part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team.

The role requires evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and leadership to deliver patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in an operating room setting, preferably ambulatory surgery.
• Active RN license as required by state of employment or compact licensure.
• BCLS certification upon employment (online not acceptable).
• ACLS as required by facility.
• CNOR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Prepare patient including IV therapy, preoperative medications, and site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification per hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care with evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate with surgeons, staff and providers as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply nursing process with critical thinking and leadership to deliver safe care.
• Assess patient condition, monitor during shift and document changes accurately.
• Educate patients and families about condition, treatment and follow-up.

Skills

Critical thinking

Leadership

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing

Job description

Introduction

$50 seasonal rate

SHIFT: PRN - Minimum 24 hours per week (3 shifts)

SCHEDULE: Temporary - Program runs from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026

Seasonal requirements:

• Current HCA/SVG employees are not eligible to transfer into the seasonal program

• All Seasonal Staff are required to work a minimum of 24 hours per week / 48 hours per pay period during the seasonal period to qualify

• Seasonal Staff may be asked to float to another center within the same division/market if emergent staffing needs exist

• Seasonal Staff are PRN status employees and are subject to first call-off

• Schedules/shifts may vary based on center needs

We are hiring a Temporary Operating Room Registered Nurse for a seasonal commitment to help meet staffing demands during our high-volume season. Our seasonal OR RNs earn high pay rates and have priority over future FT/PT/PRN positions after the seasonal program ends.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking an Operating Room Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will be an amazing addition to our team by contributing your expertise in the circulating or scrub role. You will ensure safe and effective nursing care until your patient is transferred from your care to recovery.

What you will do in this role:

• 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

Qualifications you will need:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing

• Minimum 1 year of experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center

• Active RN license as required by state of employment or appropriate compact licensure

• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment ***online certification not acceptable

• ACLS as required by facility

• CNOR certification preferred

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA’s Surgery Ventures Float Pool supports the MidAmerica Market by providing patient care among our 8 ambulatory surgery centers in the Kansas City Metro. Staff members are trained to work in any of the 8 facilities and report directly to a facility for patient care that day.

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.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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