Ministry Float Pool RN

Hospital Sisters Health System•Springfield, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN)-IL Ministry Float is designated to float to units within specialty areas based on the RN’s competency level. The nurse completes the competency and cross-training required to float to designated units. The role promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families, and supervising assigned team members. The nurse assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, making or recommending necessary adjustments, and following nursing philosophies and standards of care established by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. The float may be assigned to units or ministries reflecting lower patient acuity based on organizational needs. This full-time position is in the Float Pool at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. The schedule is night shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with every other weekend required; scheduled weekly hours are 36.

Requirements

A diploma or associate degree in nursing is required.
A Registered Nurse (RN) license is required in Illinois or Wisconsin, as applicable.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.
One year of relevant clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a specialty area is preferred.
Certification in the area of specialty is preferred, but may be required for some float assignments.

Responsibilities

Float to units within specialty areas based on RN competency level.
Complete the competency and cross-training required to float to designated units.
Complete the nursing process to promote and restore patients’ health.
Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
Provide physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
Supervise assigned team members.
Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards and measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards.
Make or recommend necessary adjustments to care.
Follow nursing philosophies and standards of care set by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
Float to units or ministries with lower patient acuity when organizational needs require.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for eligible colleagues.
Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick, and personal days.
Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
Educational assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year and tuition discounts at select colleges, with no waiting period.
Adoption assistance of up to $7,500.
Wellness program with incentives.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Flexible spending accounts.
Employee assistance program.
Identity theft coverage.
Colleague rewards and recognition program.
Discount program.