Float Pool RN | Full Time

Singing River Health System • Ocean Springs, MS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality patient care across multiple hospital units and locations, working within the RN’s scope of practice. The role requires flexibility to provide standardized nursing care across at least two units or two locations, with scheduling based on patient census and acuity. Patient care is provided using the Nursing Process and in accordance with the Mississippi Nurse Practice Act, ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, accreditation standards, CDC infection-control guidelines, and Singing River Health System nursing plans, policies, and procedures.

The RN must be willing to work at least two hospital locations or two service lines, including all units within the selected service line. The position is based at Singing River Gulfport Hospital, Singing River Ocean Springs Hospital, and/or Singing River Pascagoula Hospital. Shifts may be days or nights, and schedules may change to meet hospital needs, including off days, shifts, and weekends. Full-time RNs are scheduled for at least two weekend shifts per pay period and must work either at least one major holiday and two hard-to-staff shifts annually, or two major holidays and one hard-to-staff shift.

The RN supervises LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, and Unit Technicians, and reports to the Centralized Scheduling and Float Pool Director. The role requires clinical judgment, communication and decision-making skills, attention to detail, the ability to multitask in complex situations, and the ability to work under pressure. Work includes frequent movement around facilities and travel between facilities in the SRHS service area, extended periods of activity, use of office technology, and exposure to bodily fluids, sputum, and tissues that may carry infectious disease.

Requirements

• Graduate from an NLN School of Nursing.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Mississippi.
• Complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.
• Complete and maintain specialty certifications applicable to the assigned area; RNs have 12 months after beginning work in a specialty area to acquire the appropriate certification, and Emergency Department RNs have 18 months to acquire TNCC certification.
• Complete appropriate-level de-escalation training by the end of position orientation, within 90 days.
• At least two years of inpatient clinical experience, earned within the past five years, or evidence of successful completion of a refresher program.
• Be willing to work at least two hospital locations or two service lines, including all units within the service line.
• Demonstrate clinical judgment and the ability to apply professional skills to patients of all ages.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, assessment, decision-making, and customer service skills.
• Be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, multitask in complex situations, and maintain collaborative professional relationships.
• Be proficient with computers, keyboarding, MS Outlook, MS Word, and office technology such as telephones and fax machines.
• Be able to remain active for extended periods and meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent movement and negligible-force lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care across multiple hospital units and locations within the RN’s scope of practice.
• Provide standardized nursing care across a minimum of two units or two locations, with assignments based on patient census and acuity.
• Use the Nursing Process and comply with applicable nursing practice standards, ethics, infection-control guidelines, accreditation standards, and SRHS policies and procedures.
• Work at a minimum of two hospital locations or two service lines, including all units in the selected service line.
• Supervise LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, and Unit Technicians.
• Work assigned shifts, including the required weekend and holiday or hard-to-staff shifts for full-time staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time