Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Cardiac - Days

BayCare

Plant City, Florida

BayCare is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Jun 25 · 6 months of experience

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401(k) match and additional annual contribution

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Annual performance evaluations and team award bonus
Community discounts

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BayCare Health System operates South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City, Florida, where it is actively recruiting Registered Nurses for its Med/Surg Cardiac Unit and Med/Surg Observation unit, as well as a Charge Nurse for the Med/Surg Observation unit. The…

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BayCare Health System is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Med/Surg Cardiac Unit at South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care in a hospital setting using the nursing process and established clinical standards. The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, delegates appropriate care activities, and ensures safe, high-quality outcomes for observation patients.

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In Plant City, FL

Plant City, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,409/mo
Household income: $67,439/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Plant City, FL

NeighborhoodsResidential options range from the Downtown Plant City Historic Residential District—characterized by century-old bungalows, American Foursquares, Tudors, and Queen Anne architecture—to rapidly growing master-planned subdivisions like Varrea and Farm at Varrea. Buyers and renters seeking newer builds frequently gravitate toward communities such as Holloway Landing and Park East, while established neighborhoods around Walden Lake offer quiet, suburban tree-lined streets. Nurses working locally enjoy short surface-street drives, while some healthcare workers choose established neighborhoods in South Lakeland for an easy east-side reverse commute.

Residential options range from the Downtown Plant City Historic Residential District—characterized by century-old bungalows, American Foursquares, Tudors, and Queen Anne architecture—to rapidly growing master-planned subdivisions like Varrea and Farm at Varrea. Buyers and renters seeking newer builds frequently gravitate toward communities such as Holloway Landing and Park East, while established neighborhoods around Walden Lake offer quiet, suburban tree-lined streets.

Nurses working locally enjoy short surface-street drives, while some healthcare workers choose established neighborhoods in South Lakeland for an easy east-side reverse commute.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: movewithmomentum.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: apartments.com

Getting aroundSouth Florida Baptist Hospital anchors healthcare in town, giving local clinical staff a direct, low-stress surface street commute that bypasses major regional logjams. For nurses commuting to regional trauma centers in Tampa or Orlando, travel centers entirely along the Interstate 4 corridor, which is notoriously prone to heavy bottlenecks and severe rush-hour delays. Plant City is overwhelmingly car-dependent with high drivability scores and minimal public transit, making personal vehicle ownership essential.

South Florida Baptist Hospital anchors healthcare in town, giving local clinical staff a direct, low-stress surface street commute that bypasses major regional logjams. For nurses commuting to regional trauma centers in Tampa or Orlando, travel centers entirely along the Interstate 4 corridor, which is notoriously prone to heavy bottlenecks and severe rush-hour delays.

Plant City is overwhelmingly car-dependent with high drivability scores and minimal public transit, making personal vehicle ownership essential.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsRecreational outdoor activity centers on Edward Medard Conservation Park, a popular spot featuring extensive hiking trails, fresh-water reservoir boating, canoeing, kayaking, and birdwatching. South of town near Keysville, Alderman's Ford Park provides multi-mile paved nature and cycling loops through shaded woodlands along the Alafia River corridor. In town, smaller open spaces like Village Green offer shaded pocket greenery for quiet outdoor breaks.

Recreational outdoor activity centers on Edward Medard Conservation Park, a popular spot featuring extensive hiking trails, fresh-water reservoir boating, canoeing, kayaking, and birdwatching. South of town near Keysville, Alderman's Ford Park provides multi-mile paved nature and cycling loops through shaded woodlands along the Alafia River corridor.

In town, smaller open spaces like Village Green offer shaded pocket greenery for quiet outdoor breaks.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: visitflorida.com Source 3: lemon8-app.com

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Positioned midway between Tampa and Lakeland along Interstate 4, Plant City offers nurses an appealing blend of agricultural heritage and small-town stability. The community is anchored medically by the modern South Florida Baptist Hospital, which spares local clinical staff the punishing congestion of commuting along the I-4 corridor. Life here is distinctly pastoral, celebrated annually by the massive Florida Strawberry Festival, seasonal tastings at Keel Farms, and fresh produce from Parkesdale Strawberry Farm. Housing spans restored downtown bungalows and spacious master-planned communities like Varrea and Holloway Landing, offering significantly more breathing room than dense coastal hubs. On off-days, nurses can paddle the reservoir at Edward Medard Conservation Park or browse the brick-paved historic core around the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum. Tradeoffs include car dependency, hot and humid summers, and infrastructure strain brought on by rapid regional expansion, but for healthcare workers seeking an authentic, tight-knit Florida community with an easy local shift commute, Plant City delivers a grounded lifestyle.

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Plant City, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.