Temporary Full-Time Float Pool RN

Medical University of South Carolina • Orangeburg, SC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Temporary Full-Time Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across multiple inpatient and specialty care areas as assigned to support staffing needs throughout the organization. This role delivers high-quality, patient-centered care while adapting to diverse clinical environments and patient populations. The Float Pool RN collaborates with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care. As a versatile member of the nursing team, the Float Pool RN assists in maintaining safe staffing levels during periods of increased patient volume, employee absences, and other operational needs. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical judgment, flexibility, effective communication skills, and a commitment to exceptional patient care.

Requirements

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license in the state of South Carolina or compact state
• 2 years RN experience
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time.
• Proficiency in manual dexterity and fine motor skills for tasks such as taking patient vitals, administering injections, or conducting physical exams.
• Capacity to lift and move patients or medical equipment as needed.
• Visual acuity and color perception to accurately read medical charts, documents, and monitors.
• Auditory ability to effectively communicate with patients and colleagues, as well as to perceive important sounds such as alarms or patient instructions.
• Stamina and resilience to handle the physical and emotional demands of providing patient care, including long shifts and potentially stressful situations.
• Mobility to navigate clinical environments, including moving between patient rooms, offices, and other areas of the facility.
• Compliance with infection control protocols and proper use of personal protective equipment to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence and/or manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees and medical staff.
• Ability to perform more complex math functions (add, subtract, multiply and divide) to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio and interpreting graphs - using numbers, money and units of measure.
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal and written instructions.
• This position primarily interacts with all age groups and provides direct patient care. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
• ACLS for work in critical care areas (has six months from date of hire to obtain)
• PALS for work in critical care and mother/baby areas.

Responsibilities

• Documents initial nursing histories, assesses patients conditions and develops individual care plans for patients assigned to the unit taking into consideration their physical, psycho-social, environmental and spiritual needs
• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care according to established policies and procedures.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to obtain optimal patient care.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Maintains appropriate patient documentation, records and charts to insure an accurate record of the patients’ medical treatment. Maintains confidentiality.
• Using the interdisciplinary approach formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning including family teaching as appropriate.
• Arranges for patients ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as assigned by the director of nursing charge nurse and medical staff.

Benefits

• Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level