Registered Nurse - Clinical Float - Medical​/Surgical

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Worker Type Regular

Job Highlights Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will provide hands‑on support in a fast‑paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience.

If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you. Department:
Medical / Surgical Float Pool

Schedule:

7am - 7pm with weekend and holiday rotation. Sign‑On Bonus:
Ask your recruiter about sign‑on bonus eligibility

Job Summary The Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Surgical Float Pool is a professional practitioner who assesses manages, directs, and provides nursing care activities during the patient’s hospital stay and coordinates care planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach in a variety of Medical Surgical units. Must be highly energetic, flexible and motivated to support the success of Saint Louis University Hospital.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA (% of time)

Essential Functions The following are essential job accountabilities and performance criteria:

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.
• Performs age‑appropriate admission assessment or transfer assessment. Obtains input from family/guardian when appropriate.
• Accurately and completely documents findings.
• Performs assessment of post‑op / post‑invasive procedure patients.
• Assesses and documents education and discharge needs of patient and family on admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care.
• Establishes, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols and standards of care and other information as relevant.

• Identifies short and long term goals based on patient care needs.
• Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcome.
• Incorporates disease specific evidenced based practice into nursing care plan and other documentation.
• Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status.

• Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients.
• Provides, coordinates and communicates patient care, including accurate Handoff Communication Reports i.e. Bedside shift report, ticket to ride, SBAR, daily huddles, Patient Care Conferences, etc.
• Administers and documents medications accurately according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors, maintains and documents accurate IV fluids, blood, blood products and parenteral nutrition according to policies and procedures.
• Completes referrals as indicated by assessment data.
• Requests consultation for special needs, equipment, or information for patient and/or family.

• Restraint Care
• Initiates/evaluates alternatives to restraint prior to application.
• Applies restraints consistent with the approved procedure.
• Monitors and assesses patient’s response throughout the restraint period at the appropriate intervals.
• Provides specified patient care (toileting, skin care, hydration, feeding, etc.) on a timely basis.
• Provides…