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Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Free Standing ER Registered Nurse (RN) you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Memorial Hospital's BRAND NEW Free Standing Emergency Room on Merrill Road which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Merrill Road Standing Emergency Room estimated to open December 2025.

Benefits

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital's Merrill Road Free Standing ER, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital's Merrill Road Free Standing ER!

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Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse at the Merrill Road Freestanding Emergency Room, you are responsible to triage, assess and treat patients of all ages presenting for emergency care. We provide timely, compassionate care for patients with emergency and life-threatening conditions. Our range of services include everything from broken bone care to heart attack and stroke treatment. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other. We are seeking an experienced ER RN that has the same passion for patient care as we do.

What you will do in this role:

You will document pertinent nursing notes to reflect: change in condition, transfer and discharge
You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
You will respond to and refer incoming telephone calls (may include phone triage when needed)
You will be responsible for efficient throughput to include understanding and knowledge of all care zones such as triage, rapid treatment area, carepath, pediatric ER, trauma, behavioral health, etc.
You coordinate and triage incoming ambulance traffic
You manage care with primary ED attending
You are responsible for learning, understanding and use of the Emergency Severity Index 5-level triage algorithm
You are responsible for responding to critical needs as well as serve as a resource nurse for trauma
You will demonstrate the ability to manage critical situations and make care based decisions.
You will educate patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments, providing patients and their families with support throughout their stay.

What qualifications you may need:

Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is preferred and required to be obtained within 30 days of hire/transfer date
Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Pediatric Life Support (PALS) is preferred and required to be obtained within 30 days of hire/transfer date
Previous Emergency Room Registered Nurse experience is required

This is a Full Time, Day Shift position. Shifts are 12 hours in length (approximately 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM).

Rotating Holidays and Weekends required.

Memorial Hospitalhas provided quality healthcare services since 1969, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our450+ bed hospitalis 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 aLevel 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 theGold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centersand 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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Free Standing ER Merrill Road opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.We are interviewing apply today!

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.

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