HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Hospital · Fort Pierce, FL
- 4
- open roles, live count
- 380
- beds
- 4.1
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2 · Nights 1
Benefits
Medical with free telemedicine and AirMed; 401(k) 100% match on 3–9% of pay by tenure; ESPP 10% off HCA stock; PTO and paid family leave; pet insurance; fertility and adoption support; tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, student loan assistance; Galen College of Nursing partnership.
What stands out
New graduates
Education assistance here covers tuition help, certification support, dependent scholarships, student loan assistance, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
Experienced nurses
PCU and progressive care roles include pre- and post-operative care plus cardiac and medical-surgical work at a 380-bed hospital with a Heart Institute.
Moving here
Fort Pierce has no state income tax, is a compact-license state, and people moving for this hospital often look within about a 40-minute drive across the Treasure Coast.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Posted shift differential is $4.00, with weekend night shift differential at $7.50.
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
More about working here
Moving here
Total rewards include medical with free telemedicine and AirMed, a 401(k) with 100% match on 3–9% of pay by tenure, ESPP at 10% off, PTO and paid family leave, plus pet insurance and fertility/adoption support.
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
New graduates
RN postings list an Associate Degree path, with ACLS and BCLS required within 30 days of start.
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
Working conditions
- Pay and benefits
- shift differential $4.00; weekend night shift differential $7.50
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus available for eligible candidates (RN PCU); amount not stated
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
Starting out and growing here
- Tuition support
- Education assistance including tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships; partnership with Galen College of Nursing
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
- Loan assistance
- Student loan assistance listed under education support / education assistance
As of 2025Source: us.trabajo.org
The city
Living in Fort Pierce, FL
Fort Pierce sits on Florida's Treasure Coast along the Indian River Lagoon, offering a laid-back waterfront lifestyle with a historic downtown, Atlantic beaches, and easy access to outdoor activities like boating and fishing. It's a quieter alternative to busier South Florida cities, appealing to nurses who want small-town charm with coastal amenities.
Browse roles in Fort Pierce
- State price level · Florida
- 3% above the national average
- State index 103.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,217/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $47,072/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be walking into a 380-bed acute-care hospital in Fort Pierce, part of HCA Healthcare and home to a Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast.
- Hospital · Fort Pierce
- Hiring days & nights
More about HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Progressive care and PCU roles here cover pre- and post-operative care and keep you in the meds, procedures, and equipment used with cardiac and medical-surgical patients. An Associate Degree meets the listed RN bar, with ACLS and BCLS expected within 30 days of start. Pay base is not posted in the sources on hand, but shift differential is listed at $4.00 and weekend night differential at $7.50, and a sign-on bonus is called out for eligible RN PCU candidates without a stated amount. Education support includes tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, student loan assistance, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Benefits on the total-rewards list include medical with free telemedicine and AirMed, a 401(k) with 100% match on 3–9% of pay by tenure, stock purchase at 10% off, PTO and paid family leave, pet insurance, and fertility and adoption support. Fort Pierce sits in a no-state-income-tax, compact-license state. Average local commute is about 23 minutes, and people moving for this hospital often look within roughly 40 minutes across the Treasure Coast. Employee reviews on Glassdoor land near 2.1/5 overall from 91 reviews, so you will want to weigh unit fit and the education package against what current staff report on pay and pace.
Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- overall employee rating very low
- Glassdoor overall about 2.1/5 from 91 reviews; roughly 10% would recommend; ~13% positive business outlook.
- compensation and benefits dissatisfaction
- Category scores show compensation/benefits around 2.1 and work/life balance around 2.0.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
- coworkers positive; pay lagging demands
- Former PTA praised colleagues but said pay did not match job demands.
As of 2018-09-14Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Glassdoor shows an overall rating around 2.1/5 from 91 reviews, with roughly 10% willing to recommend and compensation and work/life scores near 2.0–2.1.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 3, 2026
- Website
- hcafloridahealthcare.com ↗
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PCU
Employer posting for RN PCU at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital; Progressive Care RN delivers pre- and post-operative care.
Source location unconfirmedSource: us.trabajo.org
Progressive Care / CCSD
RN CCSD full-time posting; role maintains knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment for cardiac and medical-surgical patients.
Source location unconfirmedSource: us.trabajo.org
Heart Institute
380-bed acute-care hospital; home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
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