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Registered Nurse Transition Nursery PRN

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UCF Lake Nona Hospital

Orlando, Florida

RN

Posted Aug 14

Shift
Nights
Unit
Nursery

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Schedule
Nights
Term
Per Diem
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN

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As a Registered Nurse Transition Nursery PRN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

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We are seeking a Transition Newborn Nursery RN to join our healthcare team.. The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN serves as an advocate for patients/families/caregivers and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

In this role you will

Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or situation Advocate for patients as part of the interdisciplinary team Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient and the situation Ensure effective care and use of time, supplies, and equipment. Educate patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments, providing patients and their families with support throughout their stay. Assigns initial Apgars and facilitates skin-to-skin bonding for a minimum of 1 hour Assists with breastfeeding or feeding choices during the first hour and beyond prior to moving to M/B. Assesses and re-assesses the newborn(s) respiratory and airway support using neonatal resuscitation program guidelines, thermoregulation, and metabolic stability as appropriate.

Develops care plans that promote, facilitate, and maintain newborn wellness. Provides newborn care at the bedside while promoting skin to skin, breastfeeding, bonding and transition support. Administers medications as needed, provides neonatal abstinence scoring and urine/meconium collection as needed, as well as, blood glucose and Sa02 monitoring, lab work.

Implements appropriate patient care interventions, and evaluates patient care interventions to ensure appropriate level of care is provided. Communicates effectively with other departments in an effort to resolve issues ensuring efficient and optimal patient care outcomes. Acts as mentor to Labor and Delivery & Mother-baby Nurses as the relief to transition care during busier times.

Ensures that physician orders for the NB are noted and correctly transcribed. During adoption follows maternal requests for STS and bonding. Follows the guide of the delivering mom in allowing the adoptive parents the same experience.

Surrogacy adoption is also given the opportunity for STS bonding.

Job

Requirements

Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required. Compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation. 1 year of RN experience within Women's Services Preferred—Nursery, L&D, NICU BSN is preferred Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 4 months of employment start date Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained before employment start date STABLE certification within 6 months NIH Stroke Scale within 30 days

Benefits

UCF Lake Nona 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.

"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

HCA Florida UCF Lake Nona Hospital is located in the southern Orlando suburb of Lake Nona, known as Medical City. We are a newly opened hospital. Our hospital provides full-service healthcare to Osceola County and surrounding communities. We offer a wide range of specialties including 24/7 emergency care, women's care, and comprehensive surgical services, including robotic surgery. We are home to the Advanced Imaging Center and a Family Birthing Unit. We are committed to patient-centered care.

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.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Transition Nursery PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, 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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Requirements

  • Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required. Compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation.
  • 1 year of RN experience within Women's Services Preferred—Nursery, L&D, NICU
  • BSN is preferred
  • Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 4 months of employment start date
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained before employment start date
  • STABLE certification within 6 months
  • NIH Stroke Scale within 30 days

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Health insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Adoption assistance

Place

City
Orlando, Florida
Median rent
$1,747/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$72,336/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
1% above the national average

Orlando area index 101.4, where 100 is the national average.

Address
6700 LAKE NONA BLVD, ORLANDO, FL, 32827
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
Beds
64

Orlando blends year-round sunshine with a booming healthcare sector, making it a magnet for traveling and staff RNs alike. Beyond the theme parks, neighborhoods like Winter Park offer tree-lined streets and lakeside dining, while downtown's Lake Eola district delivers walkable nightlife. It's a fast-growing metro with diverse patient populations and endless weekend entertainment options.

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You would practice at UCF Lake Nona Hospital on Lake Nona Blvd in southeast Orlando—a teaching hospital that opened in 2021 through an HCA Florida and UCF Academic Health partnership. The campus runs 24/7 emergency care, women's and mother-baby services,…

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