RN Progressive Care
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
The Progressive Care Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care.
Posted Oct 7 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Progressive Care · Hospital Maintain a knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment used in the care of cardiac and medical-surgical patients.cardiac and medical-surgical patients
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience Required Years of Experience
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of start dateAfter hire · must be obtained within 90 days of employment Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of start dateAfter hire · must be obtained within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverageComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Benefitsfree counseling and referral wellbeing servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Benefitspaid time off, paid family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, ESPP, flexible spending accounts, banking partnerships, and financial counseling
- Benefitstuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and Galen College of Nursing partnershipEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Benefitsfertility/family building support, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto/home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
More benefits (14)
- Dental insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Vision insurance
- Paid family leave
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess patient condition on admission and during each shift, reporting changes in status Assess patient condition during admission and during each shift, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Day to day
- perform procedures or other functions as ordered by provider Perform procedures or other functions as ordered by the medical provider.
- Day to day
- document care administration in patient medical record Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Day to day
- administer prescribed medications and monitor patient response Perform the administration of prescribed medications and monitors response.
- Day to day
- maintain knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment for cardiac and med-surg patients Maintain a knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment used in the care of cardiac and medical-surgical patients.
- Details
- 267-bed hospital HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 267-bed hospital.
The workplace
You will see CVOR post the schedule four weeks ahead, with on-call still required in some non-business hours, and a weekends-only ICU RN role on the board. If you apply to Emergency Room RN, the posting lists a sign-on bonus…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
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Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Progressive Care Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care. In collaboration with medical providers, the RN provides pre-operative and post-operative nursing care. The RN serves as an advocate for patients to support an unparalleled patient experience.
What you will do in this role
- Assess patient condition during admission and during each shift, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Perform procedures or other functions as ordered by the medical provider.
- Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Perform the administration of prescribed medications and monitors response.
- Maintain a knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment used in the care of cardiac and medical-surgical patients.
What qualifications you will need
- Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Associate Degree
No Travel Required
No experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin 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
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 267-bed hospital. We are a top-performing quality hospital. We have over 300 of the most respected and qualified physicians in the area. We offer an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a Cancer Care Center. Our services include open-heart surgery and a wide range of specialties. We give advanced care to critically ill patients. We offer emergency services at our main emergency room (ER). We also have a pediatric ER and two freestanding ERs. Together, our team has an unwavering conviction to improve more lives in more ways.
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.
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our RN Progressive Care opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities 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.
What's around it?
Fort Walton Beach, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,307/mo
- Household income
- $68,538/yr, all local households, not nurse pay