Float Pool RN – Nights

Float Pool RN (Registered Nurse) – Acute Care | Night Shift | Up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus | Guthrie Lourdes Hospital

Tired of working the same unit every shift—but not ready to give up stability? Join Guthrie Lourdes Hospital’s Acute Care Float Pool and build a stronger, more versatile nursing career while staying in one hospital, with one supportive team. This role is ideal for experienced RNs who want variety, professional growth, and a break from unit‑specific burnout—without the unpredictability of travel nursing.

• Float across multiple acute care units based on your skills (not guesswork)
• Gain experience that makes you a stronger, more marketable nurse
• Work with supportive teams who are used to collaborating with float staff
• Stay within one hospital—no floating between facilities

Full-Time, Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
3 shifts per week
Rotating weekends

• Up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Variety without chaos—expand your skills without losing support
• Consistent scheduling and leadership that understands float nurses
• A pathway into leadership, critical care, or advanced roles

• Medical, Dental, Vision starting first of month after hire
• PTO starts Day 1
• Up to $12,000 Relocation Assistance
• Up to $7,500/year Tuition Reimbursement (after 90 days)
• 403(b) with employer match

About Guthrie Lourdes Hospital:
Join a 197-bed acute care hospital known for supporting its nurses and recognized nationally as a top place to work, including Modern Healthcare, Forbes, and Newsweek.

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice.

Essential functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.

• Registered Nurse in the State of Practice.
• BSN in Nursing preferred.
• Any previously agreed upon effective date for obtaining a Bachelor's degree in nursing between individuals and facilities will remain in effect, including those who transition to their position from the NLRN Program.
• Any contract with specific time frames for obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing will supersede the above point and will remain in effect.
• Specialty Certification is preferred.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.

The Registered Nurse must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience. Alternately, the Registered Nurse may have less than one year of experience if they have been transitioned to their position from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program. The Registered Nurse must meet the individual nursing unit specifications regarding educational requirements during employment.

Must maintain BLS certification. ACLS is unit dependent. Specifications regarding educational requirements during employment are determined by the Nursing Department and Nursing Unit.

• Employs Nursing Professional Practice:
  Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients’ care. Develops updates and coordinates the patients’ plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served.
• Advocates:
  Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.
• Facilitates Learning:
  Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including student; facilitates formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community.
• Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality:
  Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes. Aligns patient safety, self‑safety, and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes.
• Engages in Professional Development:
  Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and spec.