**Description** **Introduction** Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Open Heart OR 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 JFK Hospital which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. 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 JFK Hospital! **Job Summary and Qualifications** **Position Details:** + Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule + Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff + Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room + Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement + On-call is required during select non-business hours **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:** + Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing + Current State of Florida Registered RN License, or + Recognized Compact Licensure (subject to Florida State Licensing Requirements, including/not limited to ongoing eligibility and duration provisions) + Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS Certification via American Heart Association or American Red Cross + A minimum of one year acute care hospital OR RN experience required + Open Heart RN experience preferred **Benefits** HCA Florida JFK 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** "Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder HCA Florida JFK Hospital was named in honor of our 35 th president. We have grown and have four Palm Beach County locations. Our main campus is a 558-bed acute care facility. We are known for services including: emergency services, cardiovascular care, neurosciences and robotic surgery. We offer orthopedic and spine care, bariatrics, behavioral health and obstetrics. HCA Florida JFK Hospital is a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center. We are a certified Ventricular Assist Device program. We are an American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is an American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer accredited Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. We offer two off-site ERs in Palm Beach Gardens and West Boynton Beach. They provide the same emergency treatment for adults and children. We are located in the city of Atlantis. We are near the coastal cities of Lake Worth and Boynton Beach. We are by the beach, restaurants and shopping. There is something for everybody. We invite you to join a dynamic team of clinical professionals in a fast-paced environment while living in Palm Beach County. 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. If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Open Heart OR 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.