RN Med Surg Ortho

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plan with match

Tuition and certification support

Paid time off and disability coverage

Job summary

Medical City Dallas, part of the HCA Healthcare family, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for a full‑time Day shift in Med Surg Ortho. You'll deliver patient‑centered care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and advocate for patients within state practice standards and orthopaedic care needs.

You’ll participate in a robust transfer policy, mentorship, and education programs while supporting positive outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Associates degree acceptable; Bachelor's degree within 24 months of hire.
• Current TX or compact RN license.
• Current BLS from AHA or Red Cross.
• Minimum 1 year acute care hospital experience in last 3 years.
• Ortho experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess health status and needs with interdisciplinary team.
• Provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments.
• Formulate and implement nursing care plans.
• Deliver care within RN scope and legal requirements.
• Develop teaching plans for health promotion and restoration.
• Educate and support patients and families.
• Care for multiple patients directly or via delegation.
• Evaluate responses to interventions.
• Use critical thinking and current literature to guide decisions.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree within 24 months of hire

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Medical City Dallas, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

Job Summary and Qualifications

* This is a Full Time Day shift position. Hours are 7:00am-7:00pm and will include rotating weekends *

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization’s vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role

• Determine the predictable or unpredictable health status and health needs of patients (individual and family) through interpretation of health data and preventive practice in collaboration with patients and interdisciplinary health care team members.

• Utilize a systematic approach to provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care.

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments regarding the health status of the patient.

• Formulate a nursing care plan based on determination of nursing diagnoses and identified problems.

• Implement nursing care within the RN’s scope of practice, including compliance with other laws that apply to the practice setting.

• Develop and implement teaching plans for patients concerning promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.

• Provide education, emotional support and age specific care to foster a partnership with the patient and significant others.

• Provide for the care of multiple patients (individual and family) either through direct care or assignment and/or delegation of care to other members of the healthcare team.

• Evaluate the patient’s (individual and family) responses and outcomes to therapeutic interventions.

• Use critical thinking approach to analyze clinical data and current literature as a basis for decision making in nursing practice

What qualifications you will need

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing

• Associates degree okay to start, Bachelors degree required within 24 months of hire into RN position

• Current RN license in the State of TX or compact license

• Current BLS issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

• Minimum of 1 year experience in an acute care hospital within the last three years is required

• Experience in Ortho is preferred

Benefits

Medical City Dallas, 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Dallas is recognized for its advanced medical facilities and commitment to excellence in patient care. We are an 895+ bed tertiary care center. Our medical team consists of more than 1,500 physicians, many are recognized as the world's best in their specialties. Patients travel to Medical City Dallas from all over the United States and from other countries. We offer sophisticated treatment by our 400+ in-house physician specialists. Medical City Dallas has a full-service adult hospital and pediatric hospital. We have separate adult and pediatric emergency rooms, outpatient clinics and diagnostic centers. Our providers have access to state-of-the-art technology and are pioneering new medical procedures to accommodate patient needs. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

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.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

We are interviewing candidates for our RN Med Surg Ortho opening.

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.