RN Float- New Grads

Position: RN Float- FT Days New Grads Welcome

Watertown Regional Medical Center is hiring a full‑time Registered Nurse (RN) to join our float pool team. This position offers a $10,000 sign‑on bonus.

Job Summary

Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Collaborates with other professional disciplines throughout the organization to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Obtain and maintain competencies in med/surg, med/tel, ICU, ED, and postpartum/newborn care. Accept assignments to any area in which competencies are documented and be able to assist with nursing function in any department or area of need.

Essential

Functions Collects patient health data

• Determine the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
• Collect pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in data collection when appropriate.
• Ensure that the data collection process is systematic and ongoing.
• Document relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards.

Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems

• Derive diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data.
• Validate diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant other, and health care providers, when possible.
• Document diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan.

Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient

• Derive outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems.
• Document outcomes as measurable goals.
• Formulate outcomes mutually with the patient and health care providers, when possible.
• Ensure outcomes are realistic in relation to the patient’s present and potential capabilities.
• Ensure outcomes are attainable in relation to resources available to the patient.
• Ensure outcomes include a time estimate for attainment.
• Ensure outcomes provide direction for continuity of care and anticipate potential problems, intervening to offset any adverse impact.

Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes

• Individualize the plan to the patient’s condition or need.
• Develop the plan with the patient, significant others, and health care providers, when appropriate.
• Ensure the plan reflects current nursing practice.
• Document the plan.
• Provide continuity of care in the plan.

Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care

• Establish interventions that are consistent with the plan of care.
• Implement interventions in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Document interventions.

Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes

• Ensure evaluation is systematic and ongoing.
• Document patient’s responses to interventions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes.
• Utilize ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care as needed.
• Document revisions in diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the evaluation process, when appropriate.

Participates in quality‑of‑care activities as appropriate to include but not limited to

• Identification of aspects of care important for quality monitoring.
• Identification of indicators used to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Collection of data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Analysis of quality data to identify opportunities for improving care.
• Formulation of recommendations to improve nursing care or patient outcomes.
• Implementation of activities to enhance the quality of nursing practice.
• Utilize the results of quality‑of‑care activities to initiate changes in practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensure in the practicing state as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Preferred 3–5 years hospital experience.
• Proficient with computer systems and oral and written communication skills.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensure in the practicing state as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

Experience

• Preferred 3–5 years hospital experience.
• Proficient with computer systems and oral and written communication skills.

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