May 02, 2026

Surgery Center Preop Registered Nurse

Job Description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Surgery Center Preop Registered Nurse? At Jacksonville Surgery Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Join our team as a Preoperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively for your patients. As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of HCA as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family.

What you will do in this role:

  • Prepare your patients’ care area adequately before case
  • Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patients’ procedure
  • Conduct complete physical and psychological assessment and evaluation of your patients’ history and diagnostic tests
  • Review your patients’ charts for completeness prior to surgery
  • Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed
  • Monitor your patients until transferred to the OR

Qualifications you will need:

  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a PACU or ICU setting; preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
  • Active RN license as required by state of employment
  • Required valid BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable
  • ACLS required

Benefits

Jacksonville Surgery Center 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Jacksonville Surgery Centeris a leading provider of outpatient surgical services in the Duval County area. We arelocated in Jacksonville, Florida. Our trained staff perform over 400 cases amonth . Our procedures include colon/rectal, gastroenterology, gynecology, plastics,oral/maxillofacial, orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, podiatry and urologyprocedures. As a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare,we follow our mission. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement ofhuman life.

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 $3.7billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensatedexpenses.


"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Surgery Center Preop Registered Nurse opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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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