RN Trauma PCU at Gulf Coast Medical Center

Fort Myers, Florida

Responsible for the safe delivery and documentation of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Posted Oct 6

Shift and hours: Shift 3 / 7:00PM to 7:30AM · 12-⁠hour shifts Shift: Shift 3/7:00PM to 7:30AM
Unit and setting: Progressive Care Unit C · Hospital Department: Progressive Care Unit C
License: RN license License Requirements: Currently licensed in the State of Florida.Florida RN license
Term: Permanent Work Type: Full TimeFull Time

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License: Florida RN license License Requirements: Currently licensed in the State of Florida. Check your license
Certification: AHA Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) current for a minimum of 90 days after hire date Certification Requirements: Proof of American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS), current for a minimum of 90 days after hire date.
Education: graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing Education Requirements:Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required; Associates or Bachelors preferred.
Experience: two or more years of current PCU experience Experience Requirements:RN with two years of more of current PCU experience required.
Experience: PCU experience
Also asks: successful completion of competency assessment Qualified individuals will successfully complete the competency assessment.
Also asks: communication and interpersonal skills Other Requirements: Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.
Also asks: basic computer skills
Also asks: customer service skills

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Education: Associates or Bachelors degree

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Fort Myers staff RN payFort Myers staff RN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $33/hr, the middle half $30/hr to $33/hr, across 39 postings.

The role and schedule

Unit: Trauma PCU RN Trauma PCU at Gulf Coast Medical Center
Day to day: safe delivery and documentation of patient care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation Responsible for the safe delivery and documentation of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Day to day: directing and coordinating nursing care for patients based on clinical standards
Day to day: collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient care delivery Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Hours stated: 7:00PM to 7:30AM

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Department: Progressive Care Unit C

Work Type: Full Time Shift: Shift 3/7:00PM to 7:30AM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$30.27 - $40.86 / hour

Summary

Responsible for the safe delivery and documentation of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Performs responsibilities in five areas of nursing practice utilizing critical thinking, management, problem solving and differentiation of urgency in the role of: clinician, teacher, researcher, leadership and professional development. Responsible for directing and coordinating nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards subscribed to by American Nursing Association and in accordance with the Florida Nurse Practice Act and other regulatory standards.

Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports the organization vision and mission. Uses knowledge of patients age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care.

Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through excellence in customer service and performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care. The nurse practice is guided by the code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.

Requirements

Education

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required; Associates or Bachelors preferred.

Experience

Requirements

RN with two years of more of current PCU experience required. Qualified individuals will successfully complete the competency assessment. Experience requirements may vary by department. Please reference the Nursing Addendums for department specific requirements.

Certification

Requirements

Proof of American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS), current for a minimum of 90 days after hire date. Certification requirements may vary by department. Please reference the Nursing Addendums for department specific requirements.

License

Requirements

Currently licensed in the State of Florida.

Other

Requirements

Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.

US:FL:Fort Myers

Location:Gulf Coast Medical Center -13681 Doctor's WayFort Myers FL 33912

Department: Progressive Care Unit C
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 3/7:00PM to 7:30AM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$30.27 - $40.86 / hour

Requirements

Education

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required; Associates or Bachelors preferred.

Experience

Requirements

Certification

Requirements

License

Requirements

Currently licensed in the State of Florida.

Other

Requirements

Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.

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What's around it?

In Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% above the US average

Median rent: $1,580/mo
Household income: $63,732/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Fort Myers, FL

NeighborhoodsHealthcare workers and other car-commuting professionals are pointed toward South Fort Myers along Daniels Parkway and Alico Road for a smoother downtown run and the area’s largest retail and fitness centers. Family-oriented suburbs named for quieter streets include Buckingham (marshes, trails, FGCU campus; Extra Space lists median home $236,000 and rent $968), riverfront McGregor with arts and outdoor access (median home $276,400, rent $1,097), San Carlos Park for mixed housing and easier drives (median $127,000 / rent $1,065), and lower-cost Lehigh Acres with larger yards (median $101,400 / rent $919). Facebook locals also recommend Southwest Cape Coral and Estero as quiet, safer pockets, with traffic and insurance as the usual caveats. Downtown’s River District is the walkable nightlife sliver; everywhere else assumes a car.

Healthcare workers and other car-commuting professionals are pointed toward South Fort Myers along Daniels Parkway and Alico Road for a smoother downtown run and the area’s largest retail and fitness centers. Family-oriented suburbs named for quieter streets include Buckingham (marshes, trails, FGCU campus; Extra Space lists median home $236,000 and rent $968), riverfront McGregor with arts and outdoor access (median home $276,400, rent $1,097), San Carlos Park for mixed housing and easier drives (median $127,000 / rent $1,065), and lower-cost Lehigh Acres with larger yards (median $101,400 / rent $919).

Facebook locals also recommend Southwest Cape Coral and Estero as quiet, safer pockets, with traffic and insurance as the usual caveats. Downtown’s River District is the walkable nightlife sliver; everywhere else assumes a car.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the typical Fort Myers commute at about 22.67 minutes, and that is almost entirely a driving commute: Walk Score 35, Bike Score 48, and public transit described as thin—few bus routes, long waits—so a personal vehicle is treated as essential. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) is the corridor locals name for a smoother trip downtown and proximity to big retail. Winter tourist season is when those times stretch and roads near beaches clog; downtown parking is garages plus street spots, with trolley service mentioned only in the River District core. These sources do not map drive times to specific hospitals.

U.S. News puts the typical Fort Myers commute at about 22.67 minutes, and that is almost entirely a driving commute: Walk Score 35, Bike Score 48, and public transit described as thin—few bus routes, long waits—so a personal vehicle is treated as essential. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) is the corridor locals name for a smoother trip downtown and proximity to big retail.

Winter tourist season is when those times stretch and roads near beaches clog; downtown parking is garages plus street spots, with trolley service mentioned only in the River District core. These sources do not map drive times to specific hospitals.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com Source 5: extraspace.com

OutdoorsThe Caloosahatchee River is the everyday water for kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and sunset boat tours. Inland, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve’s three-mile boardwalk is the hiking standout, and Buckingham adds marshes and trails. Gulf time is at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach (picnic, swim, paddleboard, fish), Fort Myers Beach itself, Sanibel Island, and the Fort Myers Pier. Pine Island (about 30 minutes) and Cabbage Key are the quieter fishing and boat days; Edison and Ford Winter Estates mix gardens with a historic estate walk. Outdoor life is sold as year-round; winter is when the sand is crowded.

The Caloosahatchee River is the everyday water for kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and sunset boat tours. Inland, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve’s three-mile boardwalk is the hiking standout, and Buckingham adds marshes and trails.

Gulf time is at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach (picnic, swim, paddleboard, fish), Fort Myers Beach itself, Sanibel Island, and the Fort Myers Pier. Pine Island (about 30 minutes) and Cabbage Key are the quieter fishing and boat days; Edison and Ford Winter Estates mix gardens with a historic estate walk.

Outdoor life is sold as year-round; winter is when the sand is crowded.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitflorida.com Source 2: palmparadiserealty.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, the City of Palms, sits on the Caloosahatchee River with Gulf beaches a short drive away—Bowditch Point and Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, plus quieter Pine Island—and a downtown River District of historic storefronts, MICHELIN-recognized dining, and the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Healthcare is a named growth industry, so nursing work exists alongside Extra Space’s pitch of housing below some Florida averages and no state income tax. You will almost certainly need a car: Walk Score 35, thin buses, a roughly 23-minute average commute that worsens in winter tourist season. Summers stay sticky with highs near 90°F; hurricane season runs June–November, and flood insurance is a constant resident complaint. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) and San Carlos Park trade for errands and simpler drives; Estero or Southwest Cape Coral for quieter streets; McGregor for river living. Off-shift, walk Six Mile Cypress Slough’s boardwalk, catch a show at Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center, or eat in the Culinary District—nightlife is real downtown and on Fort Myers Beach, but widely called mediocre beyond those pockets.

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Sources

Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: palmparadiserealty.com Source 3: visitfortmyers.com Source 4: realestate.usnews.com Source 5: rent.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: extraspace.com Source 9: reddit.com Source 10: lemon8-app.com

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