Med Surg RN
HCA Florida Northside Hospital
Saint Petersburg, Florida
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty.
- Unit and setting
- Med Surg · Hospital If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our RN Med Surg opening.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- 1 year of experience 1 years experience Required Years of Experience
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine servicesComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Benefitsfree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Benefitspaid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-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) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, ESPP, FSAs, preferred banking partnerships, and retirement tools
- 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 and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health, auto/home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
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- 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
- medical
- prescription drug
- vision
- behavioral health
- telemedicine
- paid family leave
- long- and short-term disability coverage
- leaves of absence
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay
- flexible spending accounts
- tuition assistance
- student loan assistance
- certification support
- dependent scholarships
- fertility and family building
The role and schedule
- Care model
- Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage
- Day to day
- assess patient condition and report changes Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Day to day
- perform procedures, monitoring, and administer prescribed medications
- Day to day
- respond to patient requests and anticipate needs Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Day to day
- patient, family, and caregiver education
- Details
- 280+ bed hospital
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital
- Address
- 6000 49TH ST N, SAINT PETERSBURG, FL, 33709
- CMS rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 202
HCA Florida Northside Hospital is part of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation's largest for-profit healthcare systems, located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The facility emphasizes technology-driven, patient-centered care, highlighting innovations such as SPOT Technology for early sepsis detection, stroke response…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
About this role
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 Northside 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
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.
What you will do in this role
- Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
- Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.
What qualifications you will need
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Associate Degree
No Travel Required
1 years experience Required Years of Experience
About HCA Florida Northside Hospital
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital is a 280+ bed hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, offering comprehensive and interventional stroke care, preventative and corrective cardiac care, structural heart and cardiac surgery, orthopedic and spine treatment, 24/7 emergency care, and general surgery.
- Recognized by Healthgrades in 2025 as one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for the third consecutive year.
- The first recognized Comprehensive Stroke Center in Pinellas County.
- Located on Florida's Gulf Coast in the Tampa Bay area , St. Petersburg-known as the "Sunshine City" -offers golfing, boating, fishing, beaches, and attractions including The Dalí Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Mahaffey Theater, and the Florida Orchestra.
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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 Med Surg 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.
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Benefits
HCA Florida Northside 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
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location
What's around it?
Saint Petersburg, FL
Living costs about 3% above the US average