Float Pool Nurse
About The Position
The Float Pool Nurse provides comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to acutely ill adult patients and their families, regardless of age, functional status, or developmental level, to support desired health outcomes and recovery. The nurse assesses patient and family problems and resources and takes a leadership role in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans and interventions. The role requires organizing and prioritizing patient care, advocating for patient needs through holistic care, and demonstrating accountability for ethical behavior and decision-making. The nurse must adapt promptly and appropriately to changes in patients’ conditions and communicate clinical findings to physicians and other providers using SBAR. Nurse-to-nurse reports are performed at the bedside.
Requirements
- Associate of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing, or foreign equivalent.
- Two years of nursing experience.
- Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired patient health outcomes.
- Assess patient and family problems and resources, and develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans and interventions.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patients’ needs and comfort.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and support ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues.
- Advocate for patients’ needs using holistic care practices.
- Recognize and adapt to changes in patients’ conditions, including laboratory results, vital signs, signs, and test values, in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
- Use the SBAR format to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings.
- Perform nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside.
Benefits
- Extensive training.
- Comprehensive resources.
- Career advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
