Float Pool Program - RN

Part Time , Night Shift , Variable Days; ;
Pay Range=$58 to $63 per hour, DOE.

FLOAT POOL PROGRAM
-RN

The Float Pool Registered Nurse provides safe, high-quality, patient-centered nursing care across multiple inpatient and clinical areas based on organizational needs, patient census, acuity, and staffing requirements. The Float Pool RNdemonstratesflexibility, adaptability, and strong clinical judgment while functioning within their demonstrated competencies, experience, and assigned scope of practice. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, administering medications and treatments, monitoring, and responding to changes in patient condition, coordinating care with the interdisciplinary team, providing patient and family education, andmaintainingaccurateandtimelydocumentation.

The Float Pool RN is expected to quickly adapt to different patient populations, workflows, and unit environments whilemaintainingestablished standards of care,hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and patient safety practices. This position supports continuity of hospital operations by providing skilled nursing coverage where it is most needed andpromotesa professional, collaborative, and respectful environment across all assigned departments.

• Provides direct nursing care in assigned departments based on staffing needs, census, patient acuity, anddemonstratedclinical competency.
• Performs comprehensive and ongoing patient assessments andidentifiesactual or potential changes in patient condition.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and updates individualized nursing plans of care.
• Administers medications, blood products, treatments, and other therapeutic interventions in accordance with provider orders, hospital policy, and applicable standards of practice.
• Recognizes changes or deterioration in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions and escalation of care.
• Communicates significant changes in patient status promptly to the appropriate provider and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Performs nursing procedures andutilizesequipmentappropriate tothe assigned department and withindemonstratedcompetency.
• Coordinates patient care with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, case management, ancillary departments, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Provides appropriate patient and family educationregardingdiagnoses, medications, treatments, discharge planning, and follow-up care.
• Documentsassessments, interventions, patient responses, education, and other required information accurately andtimelyin the medical record.
• Participates in bedside handoff and ensures effective communication during transitions of care.
• Follows infection prevention, medication safety, fall prevention, patient identification, and other established patient safety practices.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations, rapid response events, and codes within the nurse's assigned role and competency.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance withHIPAA and hospital policy.
• Advocates for patient rights, preferences, dignity, and culturally appropriate care.
• Demonstrates professional and respectful communication with patients, families, providers, coworkers, and leadership.
• Performs other duties consistent with the RN scope of practice anddemonstratedcompetency as assigned.

The Float Pool RN is expected todemonstrateflexibility in assignments and may be assigned to different departments during a scheduled shift based on operational and patient care needs.

Assignments will be based on thenurses:

• Education and training
• Clinical experience
• Current certifications
• Scope…