UCF Lake Nona Hospital
Academic Medical Center · Orlando, FL
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 2 · Days 1
Benefits
Sign-on and retention bonuses and experience-based shift differentials mentioned for nursing roles; amounts not specified.
What stands out
New graduates
You can step into a year-long HCA North Florida new-graduate nurse residency here, with Lake Nona actively recruiting fall and winter nursing grads.
As of 2026Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.comSource 2: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
The ED runs 24/7 emergency care and holds a 2024 ENA Lantern Award plus a prior HCA Units of Distinction recognition.
As of 2024 · 2021Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Experienced nurses
Surgical Services covers minimally invasive and robotic cases and earned a 2022 HCA Units of Distinction award.
As of 2022Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Moving here
You would work at a teaching hospital that opened in 2021 as an HCA–UCF partnership inside Lake Nona Medical City at 6700 Lake Nona Blvd.
As of 2026 · 2021Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.comSource 2: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
ICU RNs practice on a unit that received the 2022 HCA Healthcare Units of Distinction award.
As of 2022Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
Mother-Baby and women's care roles sit on a service line that earned Florida's 2022 Excellence for Maternal Care Award.
As of 2022Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Travel nurses
PRN night Med-Surg, Mother Baby, and Cath Lab RN openings show up in current listings if you want flexible shifts rather than a full-time block.
As of 2025Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: careers.hcahealthcare.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Med-Surg RN PRN nights posted; other PRN RN roles (Mother Baby, Cath Lab) appear in job listings
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on and retention bonuses mentioned for nursing roles; amount not specified
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differential based on nursing experience; amount not specified
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Competitive pay referenced in hospital career post; no RN dollar amounts given
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- New Graduate Nurse Residency / HCA Healthcare Nurse Residency in North Florida · Applications: Fall/winter nursing graduates recruited via hospital social posts
As of 2026Source 1: careers.hcahealthcare.comSource 2: facebook.com
The city
Living in Orlando, FL
Orlando blends year-round sunshine with a booming healthcare sector, making it a magnet for traveling and staff RNs alike. Beyond the theme parks, neighborhoods like Winter Park offer tree-lined streets and lakeside dining, while downtown's Lake Eola district delivers walkable nightlife. It's a fast-growing metro with diverse patient populations and endless weekend entertainment options.
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- Metro price level · Orlando area
- 1% above the national average
- BEA index 101.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,747/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $72,336/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would practice at UCF Lake Nona Hospital on Lake Nona Blvd in southeast Orlando—a teaching hospital that opened in 2021 through an HCA Florida and UCF Academic Health partnership.
- Academic Medical Center · Orlando
- Hiring nights & days
More about UCF Lake Nona Hospital
The campus runs 24/7 emergency care, women's and mother-baby services, ICU, and surgical services that include minimally invasive and robotic cases. Several units have picked up outside recognition, including a 2024 ENA Lantern Award for the ED and earlier HCA Units of Distinction for ED, ICU, and Surgery, plus a state maternal-care excellence award. If you are finishing school, the year-long HCA North Florida new-graduate nurse residency is actively promoted here for fall and winter grads. Experienced and PRN nurses will see Med-Surg nights, Mother Baby, Cath Lab, and ICU titles in the mix. Sign-on and retention bonuses and experience-based shift differentials are mentioned in hospital posts, though dollar amounts are not published. Florida has no state income tax and is a compact-license state, and Lake Nona itself is one of the neighborhoods nurses nearby often name when they look for housing. Read the nurse reviews with clear eyes: some RNs describe tough ratios, extra non-nursing tasks, and uneven management support. That texture is part of deciding whether this floor fits you.
Teaching-hospital partnership with UCF Academic Health inside HCA Florida; community health grant work led publicly by CEO Wendy Brandon.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Unsafe staffing and non-nursing tasks
- RN warns of unsafe ratios plus nurses doing transport, trash, and room cleaning with little management support.
As of 2022-10-20Source: glassdoor.com
- Management and retention
- RN says management lacks accountability, staff are overwhelmed and leaving, and pay is poor.
As of 2025-08-20Source: indeed.com
- Favoritism and culture
- Surgical coordinator describes favoritism creating a divisive, toxic environment.
As of 2026-04-22Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Overall ratings snapshot
- Indeed overall about 3.2/5 (n=20); work-life lowest (~2.8), pay/benefits highest (~3.5); likes include manager support and purpose.
As of 2026-05-11Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
- Staff RN Glassdoor scores
- Single Staff RN Glassdoor review rated 2.0 overall with work/life at 1.0 and compensation at 2.0.
As of 2024-08-16Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Some RNs report unsafe ratios, nurses covering transport and room turnover, weak management support, and staff leaving.
As of 2022-10-20 · 2025-08-20Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 5, 2026
- Website
- hcafloridahealthcare.com ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-SurgNights 11 open
Employer posts Registered Nurse Medical Surgical PRN nights role delivering patient-centered care on Med-Surg.
- NurseryNights 11 open
- ORnew grads1 open
- Outpatient SurgeryDays 11 open
Emergency Department
Hospital provides 24/7 emergency care; ED won HCA Units of Distinction (2021) and ENA Lantern Award (2024).
- Equipment and technology
- 24/7 emergency care
Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: hcafloridahealthcare.com
ICU
ICU received 2022 HCA Healthcare Units of Distinction; RN-ICU appears among Indeed job titles/reviews.
Surgical Services
Offers comprehensive surgical services including robotic/minimally invasive methods; 2022 Units of Distinction for Surgical Services.
- Equipment and technology
- minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Women's / Mother-Baby / Maternal
Women's healthcare offered; Mother Baby PRN RN jobs listed; 2022 Excellence for Maternal Care Award.
Source 1: hcafloridahealthcare.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: hcafloridahealthcare.com
Cath Lab
Registered Nurse Cath Lab PRN opening listed on Indeed employer jobs carousel.
General nursing (ratios/support)
RN review alleges unsafe nurse-patient ratios, no transport staff, and nurses doing transport, trash, and room turnover.
Open roles
Current openings at UCF Lake Nona Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
Certified OR Technician
UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL · Posted 6 days ago
Registered Nurse Preadmissions Outpatient Surgery
UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL · Posted last week
Registered Nurse Transition Nursery PRN
UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL
Registered Nurse Medical Surgical PRN
UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL
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