RN | Gainesville Adult Emergency Department | Full Time Days and Nights

"Experience Care. Expert Caring."

At UF Health Shands in Gainesville, you don’t just practice nursing—you advance it. As a nationally recognized Magenet designated hospital, we provide the rare opportunity to work in a high-acuity, academic environment where innovation meets compassion. Whether you are navigating complex trauma in our Level 1 Trauma Center or participating in groundbreaking nursing research, you will be surrounded by a culture that values your autonomy, supports your well-being, and invests in your future. Join a team where hundreds of our nurses have chosen to stay for 15+ years. At UF Health Shands, we don't just follow the standards of care—we set them. Here, you are part of an academic powerhouse, working alongside world-class clinicians on the front lines of discovery. Join the team that is transforming health care—from the bedside to the future.

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse is responsible to supervise/direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. The Registered Nurse is responsible to assign/delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed. Unit-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed. The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates care to achieve the organizations mission of excellent patient care and nursings vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration. We are looking for full time day and night shift RN's. 

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

BSN and professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire.

All nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire.

All nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification will be required to obtain a professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for those certifications requiring more than two years of experience.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Current RN license in the State of Florida