RN - Registered Nurse - Surgical PCU - Days
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BayCare Health System seeks a Registered Nurse for its Surgical PCU team at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. The unit cares for post-operative abdominal and thoracic surgery patients. The RN independently cares for a group of patients, delegates appropriate care activities, and may serve as a preceptor and charge nurse when assigned. The role is full-time on the day shift.
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Title: RN – Registered Nurse – Surgical PCU
Position Description: RN - Registered Nurse - Surgical PCU
BayCare Health System is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to join our outstanding and compassionate Surgical PCU team at St. Joseph’s Hospital . As part of the community since 1934, St. Joseph’s Hospital has been a partner for continued health and wellness.
This PCU unit is responsible for taking care of post op abdominal and thoracic surgery patients.
The RN responsibilities include:
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Independently caring for a group of patients consistently using the nursing process and clinical standards.
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Delegating appropriate patient care activities to other members of the health care team.
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Professional accountability and development.
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Performing the role of preceptor and charge nurse when assigned.
Why BayCare?
Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 34,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and clinical excellence. Our team members focus on tomorrow by achieving personal and professional success today.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital is Pathway to Excellence designated, which showcases the positive practice environment where RNs can excel in their practice.
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Culture of safety
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Utilize the latest technology
Benefits:
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Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
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Paid time off
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Tuition Reimbursement
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401k match and additional yearly contribution
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Yearly performance appraisals and team award bonus
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Community discounts and more
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AND the chance to be part of an amazing team and a great place to work!
Qualifications:
Certifications and Licensures:
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BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification is required
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RN (Registered Nurse) license is required
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ACLS Certification, if required by department
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Nurse Specialty certification is preferred
Education:
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Associates degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma is required
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Bachelors degree in Nursing is preferred
Experience:
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6 months of RN experience is required.
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Experience taking care of tubes, drains, ostomy, and wound care is preferred.
Specific Skills:
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Interpersonal skills
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Critical thinking skills
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Clinical skills appropriate to position
Facility:
St. Joseph's Hospital
Location: Tampa, FL
Status: Full Time, Exempt: No
Shift Hours: 6:45 AM - 7:15 PM
Shift: Days
Weekend Work: Every Other
On Call: No
How often will this team member be working remotely? Never
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
Position RN - Registered Nurse - Surgical PCU - Days
Location Tampa | Nursing | Full Time
Req ID 183372
How this job compares
Set against the 59,149 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$72–108K/yr234 salary ranges
- Florida median$32–53/hr2,376 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 4,937 open Registered Nurse jobs in Florida and 59,149 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- AdventHealth1,716 open
- HCA Healthcare938 open
- BayCare Health System (this employer)385 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 29,099 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 15,813 of the 59,149 open Registered Nurse jobs (27%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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