Licensed Practical Nurse | Med Surge 8th Floor | Full-time
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Florida post a median of $30.50 an hour, the middle half $28.50–$32.25, across 235 jobs that state their pay. Licensed practical nurses employed in Florida earn a median of $29.70 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine reported 80 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 2,485,233 hours worked: 6.4 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 5 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Flagler Hospital
Medicare gives Flagler Hospital 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Florida's hospitals average 3.0). 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Florida hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Flagler Hospital's report to Medicare, its licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.70 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $38.67 an hour across Florida's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Florida hospitals pay nurses.
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About the job
Overview
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) ('direct supervision' means an RN is on the premises and immediately physically available), provides technical nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process and standards of practice for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Assignments are performed appropriately to age and developmental level of patients being served.
Qualifications
Required Education and Training
- High school diploma or GED.
- Graduate of an approved Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program.
- Completion of a 30-hour IV Therapy Course for LPNs approved by the Florida Board of Nursing pursuant to Rule 64B9-5.006. This requirement does not apply to positions in CC 670300 – 4S Psych Pav.
Preferred Experience
- One year of clinical experience.
Necessary Skills
- Demonstrates teamwork and communicates professionally with all members of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.
From UF Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UF Health
UF Health is the University of Florida's nonprofit academic health system, with 12 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) hospitals, hundreds of physician practices and outpatient locations, and more than 30,000 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) faculty and staff in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Central Florida. Source: UF Health, About UF Health
Based in Gainesville, FLHires in Florida, GeorgiaPay on its listings: 0.9% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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