Registered Nurse- Discharge

Overview

Join HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital as a Registered Nurse – Admission/Discharge
. The role focuses on seamless transitions for acute‑care patients, ensuring expert assessment, documentation, and education.

• Comprehensive medical coverage with prescription, behavioral health, telemedicine, and Air Med transportation.
• Dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending, supplemental health, auto, home, identity theft, legal counseling, long‑term care, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and financial wellbeing resources.
• 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family‑support benefits (Progyny, adoption assistance).
• Referral services for child, elder, pet care, home, auto repair, event planning.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance, preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time‐Away‑From‑Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, short‑ and long‑term disability, leaves of absence).

As a Registered Nurse for Admission/Discharge, you deliver patient‑centered care, ensuring efficient transitions for patients entering and leaving acute‑care settings. You perform specialized assessment, maintain documentation, educate patients/families, coordinate with administrative staff, and advocate for optimal clinical outcomes.

• Obtain a nursing assessment history and ensure proper inpatient admission; communicate special circumstances to physicians and care team.
• Complete required documentation (admission assessments, risk assessments, medication reconciliation, discharge paperwork, post‑hospital documentation).
• Teach patients/families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, status, treatment plan, medications, side effects, and follow‑up measures; translate complex terminology.
• Complete extra discharge documentation, education, and discharge care for special patient populations to comply with core measures.
• Ensure patients/families/caregivers receive copies of discharge paperwork and other documentation; provide referrals for ongoing care and educational materials.
• Coordinate with House Supervisors/Nursing Administration to prioritize workload and identify greatest need areas for smooth transitions.
• Demonstrate a time‑conscious awareness and ability to prioritize; distinguish between low and high‑priority activities.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• (RN) Registered Nurse certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or RN Diploma.
• Acute care experience with cardiac monitoring required.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

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.