Clinical Support Float - RN

Clinical Support Float - RN

Employment Status: Full time

Shift: Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Facility: 1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke CP01 Carilion Medical Center.

Requisition Number: R149845 Clinical Support Float - RN (Open)

The Resource Pool offers endless opportunities to expand your nursing experiences. In joining Resource Pool, you will gain skills to provide quality care in a variety of units including Med‑Surg, PCU, and ICU. There are various specialty tracks for individualized interests which could include Peds, PICU, NICU, M/B, ED Observation Unit, Inpatient Rehab, and Psych. Training in ICUs to include Cardiac ICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Neurotrauma ICU, and more.

Responsibilities

• Utilized in a long‑term unit assignment to reinforce a positive unit culture, build staffing consistency, and provide leadership and mentorship.
• Perform consistent charge nurse responsibilities as business need requires.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages as appropriate to service area.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, and blood products; titrate medications for pain control, sedation, and hemodynamic stability.
• Age‑specific admission and ongoing assessments are completed, documented, and used to develop a plan of care.
• Collaborate with members of the health care team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age‑specific interdisciplinary plan of care. Revise plan according to changes in patient status.
• Work closely with trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.
• Treatments and medications for patients of all ages are accurately administered and documented utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.
• Conduct rapid assessments of trauma patients upon arrival, identifying critical issues such as airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs), as well as monitoring vital signs.
• Regularly monitor patients' vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation), and assess for changes in condition.
• Assist in triage and provide emergency care, including CPR, airway management, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Prepare and assist with trauma surgeries, including instrument sterilization, patient positioning, and assisting during operations as required.
• Manage and care for trauma patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which may include patients with multiple injuries, organ failure, or those requiring ventilator support.
• Provide care to patients' post‑surgery, monitoring for complications such as infection, hemorrhage, and organ dysfunction.
• Provide wound care for injuries, including dressing changes, monitoring for infection, and assisting with wound debridement or closure.
• Provide care and comfort to patients who are experiencing psychological trauma and offer crisis intervention when needed.
• Patient/family (caregiver) educational needs are identified in a timely manner, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented, and documented appropriately.
• Educate patients and their families on injury prevention, trauma recovery, and any specific post‑discharge care instructions.
• Offer emotional support and resources to patients and families dealing with traumatic injuries, including helping them navigate the physical and psychological challenges of recovery.
• Contribute to Carilion Clinic's performance improvement activities.
• Consistently demonstrate the role of patient advocate, protector of patient's rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support.
• Apply knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients served.
• Act as a liaison between the patient and the health care team, ensuring the patient's needs are met and their voice is heard.
• Implement protocols for patient safety, including fall prevention, infection control, and ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients.
• Determine and perform within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support (direct/indirect) evidence‑based, quality patient care service…