Full-time Pre Post Procedure Room Nurse position at Southeastern Surgical Center, an Ambulatory Surgery Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Responsible for nursing activities related to care of patients experiencing GI procedures, including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating perioperative care. Must possess current Florida RN license, BCLS/ACLS certification, and GI procedure experience preferred.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals cluster in Midtown for walkability, coffee shops, nightlife, farmers’ markets, and a mix of historic homes and modern apartments; Downtown adds urban living beside government offices and Florida State University, and Reddit locals also float Old Town and Frenchtown as in-town bets. Killearn in the north is widely called the nicest area; Killearn Lakes Plantation has houses on forested lots with quiet streets and lakeside trails, and Killearn Estates and Southwood are frequently named as sought-after places to buy. Close-in, Providence is a low-rise rental pocket about a mile from FSU and FAMU with modest older apartments, while Griffin Heights offers midcentury ranch bungalows on campus edges and San Luis and Buck Lake trade a longer drive for wooded lots and ranch or newer craftsman houses. Quieter suburban options include Bradfordville and Ox Bottom Manor; farther out, Monticello, Crawfordville, and Havana are recommended for a quiet, welcoming feel, and Levy Park and Lakewood are called out as more affordable in-town neighborhoods.
Young professionals cluster in Midtown for walkability, coffee shops, nightlife, farmers’ markets, and a mix of historic homes and modern apartments; Downtown adds urban living beside government offices and Florida State University, and Reddit locals also float Old Town and Frenchtown as in-town bets. Killearn in the north is widely called the nicest area; Killearn Lakes Plantation has houses on forested lots with quiet streets and lakeside trails, and Killearn Estates and Southwood are frequently named as sought-after places to buy.
Close-in, Providence is a low-rise rental pocket about a mile from FSU and FAMU with modest older apartments, while Griffin Heights offers midcentury ranch bungalows on campus edges and San Luis and Buck Lake trade a longer drive for wooded lots and ranch or newer craftsman houses. Quieter suburban options include Bradfordville and Ox Bottom Manor; farther out, Monticello, Crawfordville, and Havana are recommended for a quiet, welcoming feel, and Levy Park and Lakewood are called out as more affordable in-town neighborhoods.
Getting around+Tallahassee is heavily car-dependent, with a Walk Score of 30, Bike Score of 45, and Transit Score of 30. StarMetro runs frequent routes around Florida State University, Florida A&M, and downtown, but service thins out fast in the suburbs, so a car is treated as necessary for daily life almost everywhere. Close-in pockets such as Providence are a five-to-ten-minute drive from downtown and both campuses, with surface-lot and driveway parking described as easy. Traffic becomes surprisingly congested when the universities are in session, and locals treat the academic calendar and FSU game days as times to avoid campus-adjacent roads.
Tallahassee is heavily car-dependent, with a Walk Score of 30, Bike Score of 45, and Transit Score of 30. StarMetro runs frequent routes around Florida State University, Florida A&M, and downtown, but service thins out fast in the suburbs, so a car is treated as necessary for daily life almost everywhere. Close-in pockets such as Providence are a five-to-ten-minute drive from downtown and both campuses, with surface-lot and driveway parking described as easy.
Traffic becomes surprisingly congested when the universities are in session, and locals treat the academic calendar and FSU game days as times to avoid campus-adjacent roads.
Outdoors+Locals brand the city Trailahassee, citing over 600 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and paddling, plus nine state parks in the area. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is the floral showpiece—more than 200 plant varieties, spring azaleas and camellias, live oaks with Spanish moss, a reflection pool, and lakeside nature trails. Lafayette Heritage Trail Park offers picnics, running, hiking, biking, and fishing on Lake Lafayette, including Piney Z, a 200-acre open-water lake, while the Apalachicola National Forest and Munson Hills Cycling Trail sit just south of town. Kayaking the Wakulla River among cypress and wildlife, alligators included, is a highlight; outfitters also run trips on the Aucilla, Wacissa, Lake Bradford Chain O’Lakes, and Lake Lafayette, and Wakulla Springs and the Tallahassee Museum are standard outdoor days.
Locals brand the city Trailahassee, citing over 600 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and paddling, plus nine state parks in the area. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is the floral showpiece—more than 200 plant varieties, spring azaleas and camellias, live oaks with Spanish moss, a reflection pool, and lakeside nature trails.
Lafayette Heritage Trail Park offers picnics, running, hiking, biking, and fishing on Lake Lafayette, including Piney Z, a 200-acre open-water lake, while the Apalachicola National Forest and Munson Hills Cycling Trail sit just south of town. Kayaking the Wakulla River among cypress and wildlife, alligators included, is a highlight; outfitters also run trips on the Aucilla, Wacissa, Lake Bradford Chain O’Lakes, and Lake Lafayette, and Wakulla Springs and the Tallahassee Museum are standard outdoor days.
Tallahassee is Florida’s Panhandle capital—rolling hills, live-oak canopy, and the dual pulse of state government and FSU/FAMU rather than beaches. Nurses stretch pay further here: 2024 median home prices in the mid-$200,000s, one-bedrooms from about $799 near campus to around $1,255 citywide, with everyday costs below the national average, but you will need a car. StarMetro serves the universities and downtown and fades in the suburbs; fall traffic jumps with students and on FSU Saturdays. Midtown is the walkable core of coffee, nightlife, and mixed housing; Killearn, Southwood, Bradfordville, and Ox Bottom Manor offer wooded lots and quieter streets. June–September humidity is oppressive and hurricane season is real; winters are mild and spring means azaleas at Maclay Gardens. Off-shift, Trailahassee delivers 600-plus miles of trails, Wakulla River kayaking, Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, and the Apalachicola National Forest, plus Springtime Tallahassee, Railroad Square, Bradfordville Blues Club, and plates at Mr. B’s BBQ or Damas at Goodwood. The tradeoff is infrastructure: drive everywhere, dodge game days, and live on campus-and-capitol time, not a 24-hour metro.
