HCA Florida North Florida Hospital

Community hospital in Gainesville, FL

523 beds
Hiring days and nights
Nurse residency

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital workplace

From 13 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 29, 2026Sources

The short version

You would be joining a 523-bed full-service hospital on W Newberry Road in Gainesville, a short drive from the University of Florida campus, that has cared for North Central Florida since 1973. Days here run through EPIC, with units that range from Med-Surg Neuro inside a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center to Labor and Delivery with an anesthesiologist on-site around the clock, plus a Critical Care Float Pool on nights if you want to move between ICUs.

Employer research, Jul 29, 2026

A year-long HCA Healthcare Nurse Residency in North Florida walks you from classroom to bedside with mentoring from experienced nurse leaders.
For new grads
Sources
As of 2025Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.com Source 2: careers.hcahealthcare.com
Med-Surg Neuro sits inside a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center where stroke response times run nearly half the national average and SPOT sepsis detection is in use.
For experienced nurses
Sources
As of 2025Source: careers.hcahealthcare.com
You work a 523-bed full-service hospital 3.5 miles from the University of Florida campus in a no-state-income-tax state where cost of living sits about 3% below the national level.
If you are moving here
Sources
As of 2025Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: hcafloridahealthcare.com Source 4: careers.hcahealthcare.com

Who it fits

Best fit

New grads: Nurse residency: HCA Healthcare Nurse Residency in North Florida / New Grad RN Residency

Nursing here

Nurse residency

HCA Healthcare Nurse Residency in North Florida / New Grad RN Residency

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital · employer research

Sources

As of 2025Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.com Source 2: careers.hcahealthcare.com

Preceptors and orientation

Year-long nurse residency helps first-year nurses transition from classroom to bedside; mentoring from experienced nurse leaders referenced in HCA new-grad materials

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital · employer research

Sources

As of 2025Source: careers.hcahealthcare.com

Charting system

EPIC

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital · employer research

Sources

Source: facebook.com

Scheduling

Flexible scheduling appreciated by employees; mixed rotating weekends and nights common in postings (e.g. New Grad RN full-time mixed rotating weekends; Critical Care Float nights rotating weekends)

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital · employer research

Sources

As of 2025Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: careers.hcahealthcare.com Source 3: careers.hcahealthcare.com

Floating

Critical Care Float Pool RN role exists (full-time nights, rotating weekends)

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital · employer research

Sources

As of 2025Source: careers.hcahealthcare.com

Benefits

Employees cite good benefits and ample time off; free cafeteria food is mentioned. Pay and raise growth draw more criticism than the benefit package itself.

Published pay and benefits

Benefits

Employees report low base pay, often described as lowest in the area despite high workloads; benefits seen as good but pay not matching demands; minimal overtime compensation and lack of financial incentives for extra responsibilities/certifications

As of 2025

Sources

Source: glassdoor.com

RN review: starting pay satisfactory but displeased with lack of annual raise and exceptionally low raise despite excellent review; ample time off and other benefits

As of 2025-06-09

Sources

Source: indeed.com

Units hiring now

Med surgDays 2 · Nights 13 open
Discharge lounge1 open
Endoscopy1 open
Interventional radiologyDays 11 open
NeuroNights 11 open
Post partumNights 11 open
PostpartumNights 11 open
PulmonaryDays 11 open
Med-Surg Neuro
Stroke response times nearly half national average; hospital certified Comprehensive Stroke Center; SPOT sepsis detection technology.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.hcahealthcare.com
Med-Surg Clinical Decision Unit
RN role delivers patient-centered care using Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage model; advocates for patients and families.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.hcahealthcare.com
Critical Care Float Pool
Full-time nights with rotating weekends RN Critical Care Float Pool posting at this hospital.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.hcahealthcare.com
Labor and Delivery
24/7 visitation; anesthesiologist on-site 24/7 for emergency C-sections; dedicated L&D program at Women's Center.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Hospital-wide staffing
CMS Grade D staffing; RN per bed 0.59; HPPD nursing 4.1; 310 RN staff, 61 LPN/LVN.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
ICU
DAISY Award winner Corey Cruce recognized as NFH ICU RN.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: hcafloridahealthcare.com

Workplace photos

What nurses say

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Low pay vs workload: Staff say base pay is among the lowest locally and does not match high workload; overtime and certification incentives feel minimal even when benefits and free cafeteria food are liked.; Sources
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Raises and retention pay: One RN found starting pay fine and liked coworkers and management, but was unhappy with missing or very small annual raises after strong reviews; time-off benefits were ample.; Sources
As of 2025-06-09Source: indeed.com
Overall recommendation: Glassdoor snapshot shows 2.9/5 from 155 ratings and only 24% would recommend to a friend; CEO approval 48%.; Sources
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes

Indeed overall ratings: Indeed overall 3.6/5 (267 reviews); pay/benefits 3.4, work-life 3.4, management 3.3, culture 3.5; people cite appreciation, learning, and purpose.; Sources
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
Staffing ratios concern: Third-party staffing grade D with 0.59 RN per bed and 4.1 nursing HPPD suggests lean RN coverage relative to beds.; Sources
As of 2025Source: allnurses.com

The hard parts

Staff describe base pay as among the lowest in the area for the workload, with minimal overtime and certification incentives, and third-party figures show a CMS staffing grade D at 0.59 RN per bed and 4.1 nursing HPPD.
Sources
As of 2025Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: allnurses.com

What to ask

How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?

Living in Gainesville, FL

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With a cost of living roughly 3% below the national average, Gainesville gives nurses genuine breathing room. Settle into historic Victorians in Duckpond, University Park's craftsmen near campus, or established enclaves in Haile Plantation and Jonesville. It’s an accessible, canopy-shaded city where your clinical paycheck buys real neighborhood character.

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Metro price level · Gainesville area: 3% below the national average; BEA index 96.7 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,296/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $46,195/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Common questions

Does HCA Florida North Florida Hospital hire new grads?

6 of 13 roles ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads. Its nurse residency: HCA Healthcare Nurse Residency in North Florida / New Grad RN Residency.

Which shifts are open?

Of the 10 roles with a stated shift, 6 are day shifts and 4 are night shifts.

Which units are hiring?

Med surg (3), discharge lounge (1), endoscopy (1), interventional radiology (1) and more.

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, and we tell you what happens next.