Registered Nurse (RN) - Hiring Now!

HCA Healthcare; Belton (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Extern to gain hands-on experience within the nursing team in Belton, Missouri. You will assist with essential patient care while you progress through your nursing program, building skills for the Registered Nurse role.

You will learn under supervision, perform basic nursing tasks, document care, and communicate updates to the team. This role supports growth and patient safety in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Active enrollment in an RN nursing program is required and ongoing.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) and provide comfort and hygiene.
• Monitor vital signs and report changes to the nursing team.
• Support mobility and patient safety while maintaining dignity.
• Assist with wound care, catheter care, and specimen collection as trained.
• Document care and communicate updates for coordinated patient care.
• Educate patients and families about care plans and recovery steps.

Skills

ADLs assistance

Vital signs

Infection prevention

Team communication

Education

Enrolled in RN program

Job description

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


• Must be actively enrolle in a Nursing program for RN only. Must have nursing fundamentals completed by start date and actively taking Nursing fundamentals to interview.

Benefits

Research Medical Center, 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 Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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.

\"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.