Free Standing ER Registered Nurse RN

HCA FL Merrill Road Emergency

Jacksonville, Florida

Eligibility: Emergency RoomPediatric ERTrauma

Posted Jul 17

Unit and setting: ER
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine benefits
Wellbeing support including free counseling and referral services
Paid time off
Paid family leave
Long- and short-term disability coverage
Leaves of absence

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401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Tuition assistance
Student loan assistance
Certification support
Dependent scholarships
Partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance
Supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance
Legal counseling
Identity theft protection
Consumer discounts

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HCA FL Merrill Road Emergency

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You would be walking into HCA Florida Memorial’s brand-new freestanding emergency room on Merrill Road in Jacksonville’s Arlington area—an $8.3M site with 11 private rooms and one trauma bay. The work covers emergency and life-threatening care for all ages, from…

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Posted Free Standing Emergency ER RN role is Part-time Nights with rotating weekends; RN Lead role posted Full-Time

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As an ER Registered Nurse (RN), your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn. As a Registered Nurse (RN) at the BRAND NEW Merrill Road Freestanding Emergency Room, you are responsible to triage, assess and treat patients of all ages presenting for emergency care. We provide timely, compassionate care for patients with emergency and life-threatening conditions. Our range of services include everything from broken bone care to heart attack and stroke treatment.

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In Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,465/mo
Household income: $69,872/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Jacksonville, FL

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many relocating nurses cluster in Riverside/Avondale (about $425K median) for walkable historic streets and King Street/Five Points life, San Marco (about $525K) for restaurants and river access, and Murray Hill (typical values around $228K) for 1940s bungalows, Edgewood Avenue breweries, Community Loaves, and the Murray Hill Theatre at a lower entry than the core historic districts. Southside/Tinseltown (about $345K) and Southside Estates sit about 15 minutes from J. Turner Butler Boulevard and St. Johns Town Center; Arlington (list prices around $253K) offers mid-century homes under oaks and a short hop to Jacksonville University and the beaches. Family-oriented Mandarin (about $398K) and Orange Park/Fleming Island (about $365K) trade suburban lots and schools for a longer downtown run; Nocatee (about $525K) is amenity-heavy master-planned living with CDD costs and distance from downtown. Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach ($685K–$725K) and Ponte Vedra (about $895K) buy coastal or country-club lifestyle at premium prices, hurricane and parking trade-offs, and often high HOA/CDD; Westside (about $285K) and Springfield/Northside (about $245K) are the cheapest and highly variable block by block.

Young professionals and many relocating nurses cluster in Riverside/Avondale (about $425K median) for walkable historic streets and King Street/Five Points life, San Marco (about $525K) for restaurants and river access, and Murray Hill (typical values around $228K) for 1940s bungalows, Edgewood Avenue breweries, Community Loaves, and the Murray Hill Theatre at a lower entry than the core historic districts. Southside/Tinseltown (about $345K) and Southside Estates sit about 15 minutes from J. Turner Butler Boulevard and St. Johns Town Center; Arlington (list prices around $253K) offers mid-century homes under oaks and a short hop to Jacksonville University and the beaches.

Family-oriented Mandarin (about $398K) and Orange Park/Fleming Island (about $365K) trade suburban lots and schools for a longer downtown run; Nocatee (about $525K) is amenity-heavy master-planned living with CDD costs and distance from downtown. Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach ($685K–$725K) and Ponte Vedra (about $895K) buy coastal or country-club lifestyle at premium prices, hurricane and parking trade-offs, and often high HOA/CDD; Westside (about $285K) and Springfield/Northside (about $245K) are the cheapest and highly variable block by block.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: movewithmomentum.com Source 2: zillow.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: youtube.com

Getting aroundJacksonville’s land area makes commute the make-or-break variable: a 12-mile drive can be 20 minutes off-peak and 50 minutes at 8 a.m., and locals warn that one St. Johns River bridge can wreck a morning. J. Turner Butler Boulevard (JTB) is the main east–west spine toward Southside jobs, St. Johns Town Center, and the beaches; weekday river-bridge backups from about 4–6 p.m. are especially bad beach-bound. Neighborhood fit depends on the hospital—Mayo Clinic versus NAS Jacksonville versus Baptist Health’s large campus network are different maps—and Nocatee is workable for JTB, Town Center, and beaches but needs planning for downtown rush hour. Public transit is limited, a car is essential, and parking is a known hassle in Riverside, Avondale, and Jacksonville Beach; drive the real route at the real shift time before signing a lease.

Jacksonville’s land area makes commute the make-or-break variable: a 12-mile drive can be 20 minutes off-peak and 50 minutes at 8 a.m., and locals warn that one St. Johns River bridge can wreck a morning. J. Turner Butler Boulevard (JTB) is the main east–west spine toward Southside jobs, St. Johns Town Center, and the beaches; weekday river-bridge backups from about 4–6 p.m. are especially bad beach-bound.

Neighborhood fit depends on the hospital—Mayo Clinic versus NAS Jacksonville versus Baptist Health’s large campus network are different maps—and Nocatee is workable for JTB, Town Center, and beaches but needs planning for downtown rush hour. Public transit is limited, a car is essential, and parking is a known hassle in Riverside, Avondale, and Jacksonville Beach; drive the real route at the real shift time before signing a lease.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: movewithmomentum.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: flybreeze.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: exprealty.com

OutdoorsLife outdoors runs on 22 miles of Atlantic beach (Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach—Jax Beach is the walkable, concert-and-surf hub), the north-flowing St. Johns River, and the salt marshes between them for kayaking, fishing, and paddling. Inland, the 136-acre Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 46,000-acre Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Tree Hill Nature Center, and Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens are the named weekend defaults. About 45 minutes northeast, Big and Little Talbot Island State Parks offer the region’s standout hiking; Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park near Mayport is described as Florida’s largest urban park, alongside Huguenot Memorial Park, Fort Caroline National Memorial, and Julington Durbin Creek Nature Preserve. The city claims the largest urban park system in the country across roughly 840 square miles.

Life outdoors runs on 22 miles of Atlantic beach (Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach—Jax Beach is the walkable, concert-and-surf hub), the north-flowing St. Johns River, and the salt marshes between them for kayaking, fishing, and paddling. Inland, the 136-acre Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 46,000-acre Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Tree Hill Nature Center, and Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens are the named weekend defaults.

About 45 minutes northeast, Big and Little Talbot Island State Parks offer the region’s standout hiking; Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park near Mayport is described as Florida’s largest urban park, alongside Huguenot Memorial Park, Fort Caroline National Memorial, and Julington Durbin Creek Nature Preserve. The city claims the largest urban park system in the country across roughly 840 square miles.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: zillow.com Source 2: visitflorida.com Source 3: visitjacksonville.com Source 4: flybreeze.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com

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Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates (RN Lead Free Standing ER)

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Living in Jacksonville

Jacksonville is the largest city by land area in the contiguous U.S., which means Riverside’s oak-lined bungalows, Mandarin’s big lots, and Jacksonville Beach’s surf towns share a name but not a daily rhythm. That sprawl is the draw: 22 miles of public beach, the north-flowing St. Johns River, Timucuan Preserve, and a housing market still listing around the high $200Ks citywide—far below Miami or Tampa—plus about 225 mostly sunny days. It is also the trap. A 12-mile hop can be 20 minutes or 50 at 8 a.m.; river bridges clog 4–6 p.m., and Google Maps routinely understates the trip to Mayo Clinic, NAS Jacksonville, or Baptist campuses. Young professionals gravitate to Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, and cheaper Murray Hill for King Street brunch, Five Points bars, and the Saturday Riverside Arts Market; families often pay up for Nocatee’s splash pads and St. Johns County schools or stay in Mandarin and Orange Park. Bring a car, check flood zones and CDD fees, and drive your real commute before you sign.

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As of 2026Source 1: movewithmomentum.com Source 2: zillow.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: flybreeze.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com Source 6: youtube.com

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