RN Pre-Admission Testing PRN

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

Wellbeing & counseling services

Paid time off & family leave

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Fertility & family building support

Job summary

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for Pre-Admission Testing in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on evaluating patients before surgery, preparing them through IV therapy and medications, and ensuring surgical site verification according to policy.

You will educate patients and families about procedures, participate in safety protocols, and collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and staff to deliver high-quality, evidence-based preoperative care.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• RN licensure or compact license as applicable

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Prepare patients including IV therapy, preoperative meds, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, time out, debriefing per hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while applying evidence-based practices
• Collaborate with a dynamic interdisciplinary team
• Apply nursing process, critical thinking and leadership to deliver safe care
• Assess patient condition, monitor, and document changes
• Educate patients and families about medical condition, treatment and follow-up

Skills

RN

BLS within 30 days

Education

Registered Nurse Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Associate Degree

Job description

As a RN Pre-Admission Testing, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary And Qualifications

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

What qualifications you will need

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma, or Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree

No Travel Required

Benefits

1 years experience Required Years of Experience

HCA Florida Memorial 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.

Memorial Hospital

Memorial Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1969, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 450+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients, including 24-hour emergency care at three different locations and a Level II trauma center. Other specialized programs include our accredited Chest Pain Center, certified Stroke Center, Heart Center, Bone and Joint Center, maternity center and much more. Memorial has received the Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centers and is sepsis-certified by the Joint Commission.

At Memorial Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Jacksonville community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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.

"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

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career!

We are interviewing candidates for our RN Pre-Admission Testing 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.