Float Pool RN: Cross-Unit Care Specialist

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Shift

7AM-7PM or 7PM-7AM

Location:

Singing River Gulfport Hospital, Singing River Ocean Springs Hospital, Singing River Pascagoula Hospital



Job Description Summary



Job Description



Position Overview

The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) is a skilled, flexible professional responsible for delivering high-quality patient care across multiple hospital units and locations in alignment with their scope of practice. The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) must be adaptable and able to provide standardized nursing care across a minimum of two units or two locations and will be scheduled based on patient census and acuity.

The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) provides patient care utilizing the Nursing Process within the MS Nurse Practice Act, ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, accreditation standards, the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control, and SRHS Departments of Nursing Plan for Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services. As such, this performance evaluation is based on these standards.

Expectation is for all performed duties to be in accordance with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization, and governing guidance and publications for health care employees.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education

Graduate from NLN School of nursing.

License

Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Mississippi.

Certifications

All RNs are required to complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer. RNs working in the below specialty areas are required to complete and maintain certifications as listed:

Cath Lab – ACLS

Cardiac Rehab – ACLS

Congestive Heart Failure – ACLS

Cardiovascular Surgery - ACLS

Emergency Department – ACLS, PALS, TNCC

Intensive Care Units – ACLS

Labor & Delivery – ACLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation)

Medical Nursing – OB/GYN - PALS

Nursery – NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation)

Pediatrics – PALS

PACU/Recovery – ACLS, PALS

RNs have 12 months, from the date they begin working in the specialty area, to acquire the appropriate certification and 18 months to acquire TNCC certification for the Emergency Department.

Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.

Experience

A minimum of two (2) years of inpatient clinical experience required. Experience must be within the past five (5) years, or evidence of successful refresher program.

Reports To

Centralized Scheduling and Float Pool Director

Supervises

LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, Unit Technicians

Physical Demands

Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work…