RN Float Pool - ICU

Job Description – RN Float Pool – ICU – 10k Bonus )

RN Float Pool – ICU – Nights

The Inpatient Float Pool at UT Southwestern is a high-impact, system-level nursing team that ensures safe, responsive, and flexible staffing across both Clements University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion. Float Pool RNs and PCTs are cross‑trained to support more than 30 inpatient units—including multiple critical care areas, med/surg, oncology, telemetry, progressive care, rehabilitation, and complex specialty services—adapting in real time to fluctuations in census, acuity, and staffing demands.

More than a coverage model, the Float Pool is a strategic clinical resource that partners with inpatient leadership, Central Staffing, and Hospital Administration to sustain safe care delivery and support hospital‑wide operations.

• Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age‑specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and older adults).
• Actively anticipates patient’s and/or patient’s family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient.
• Utilizes critical‑thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation. Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Confers with all members of the health‑care team in a collaborative fashion, sharing information and observations of the patient and/or patient’s family in a manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
• Appropriately prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x‑rays, etc. Reports changes, takes follow‑up action as appropriate.
• Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
• Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering nursing care to patients.
• Suggests practices to enhance nursing care based on current literature and research. Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patient’s and/or patient’s families.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient/family, i.e., have we helped you? Patient/family verbalizes comfort with after‑discharge care.
• Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Welcomes and orients patient/family to the unit. Encourages patient/family participation in care.
• Reviews plan of care with patient/family every shift. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language. Makes frequent rounds on patients, communicates when will return; patient infrequently needs to use call light.

Education and Experience

Required Education

• Graduate of accredited nursing program.

Experience

• 2 years of critical‑care nursing experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• BLS – Basic Life Support course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire.
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire.
• RN – Registered Nurse Current Texas RN license Upon Hire or NLC – Nursing Licensure Compact‑BNE Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) RN license Upon Hire.
• NIHSS – National Inst Health Stroke Scale Certification Upon Hire.
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Institute Certification within 180 days.

Preferred Experience

• 3 years of nursing experience in an ICU.

• Responds to all reasonable requests in an appropriate and timely manner and communicates in a concise and…