Float Registered Nurse

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic•Virginia, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is seeking a Float Registered Nurse to provide high-quality, inclusive, and non-judgmental sexual and reproductive healthcare across multiple health centers in North Carolina and Virginia. This mission-driven role offers the opportunity to work with diverse clinical teams, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and dignity. The position requires flexibility, clinical expertise, and a commitment to equitable healthcare access. The role is full-time, onsite, with varying hours based on operational needs and patient flow. Regular travel between health centers is required, with mileage reimbursement and rental car options available. A Compact RN License authorizing practice in both North Carolina and Virginia is necessary.

Requirements

Current RN license in a Compact Nursing License state with the ability to practice in both North Carolina and Virginia.
BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
ACLS certification within 90 days of hire.
Ability to travel regularly throughout the PPSAT service area.
Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking abilities.
Ability to prioritize responsibilities in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
Flexibility and adaptability to work across multiple health centers and clinical teams.
Must hold a Compact RN License and be authorized to practice in both North Carolina and Virginia.

Nice To Haves

Passionate about reproductive healthcare and committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
Believe sexual health is essential to every person's overall health, well-being, and happiness.
Passionate about providing direct patient care in clinical abortion care.
Firm believer in providing compassionate, inclusive, and non-judgmental care.
Adaptable and enjoys working in different clinical environments while supporting multiple care teams.
Comfortable traveling throughout a diverse service area.
Motivated by continuous learning, collaboration, and professional growth.
Able to build trusting relationships quickly with patients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to patients in the recovery room in accordance with all PPSAT policies and procedures, and all applicable state and federal regulations.
Assist and monitor patients in the recovery room, including taking vital signs, administering medication, giving verbal and written aftercare instructions and birth control information, and reporting signs or symptoms of post-abortion complications to the provider on duty.
Provide excellent customer service, eliciting client needs, and educating clients on PPSAT services and community resources.
Provide education in a non-judgmental manner to patients by providing support and information on reproductive and sexual health issues, including birth control methods and pregnancy options including abortion, STIs/HIV and safer sex.
Stock recovery room with necessary supplies such as snacks, drinks, pads, brochures, and PPSAT consent/patient education sheets.
Prepare and administer medications per provider orders; maintain complete and accurate log of controlled substances administration.
Ensure patient charts and logs are completed and maintained in a timely, accurate and thorough manner, including staff signatures and initials where required.
Participate in routine audits and other quality assurance/management procedures as assigned.
Participate in health center staff meetings and emergency drills.
Assist provider and patient during abortion and medical procedures to include administering medications per provider orders, monitoring patient vital signs, and completing all required documentation per PPSAT protocol.
Monitor emergency cart inventory and equipment log on a monthly basis for all routine and emergency expired medications and supplies per PPSAT protocol.
Report any concerns to HCM or ND.
Take responsibility to remain informed about family planning methods, abortion options, services offered by PPSAT, and PPSAT protocols, policies, and procedures.
Take patient emergency calls from answering service, contact patients and document in EHR.
Consult with PPSAT clinicians and CMO for guidance on providing medical advice to patients as needed.
Support the confidentiality of all patients and make them feel comfortable over the phone.
Triage patient daytime emergency calls to ensure timely response and document interaction in the EHR.
Provide the North Carolina state-mandated informed consent in person to patients seeking abortion in accordance with state law.
Ensure that all consent documentation is complete, accurate and signed by all required parties.
Assist with scheduling abortion appointments for patients receiving 72-hour consent as needed.