Registered Nurse Emergency Department (RN) - WI Float Pool
About The Position
Looking for a night shift role that offers variety, challenge, and growth across multiple locations? As part of our Regional Float Pool, you’ll rotate between Emergency Departments at various Aurora facilities. This role offers the excitement of travel nursing with the stability of staying within one health system. What We Offer Sign-On Bonus: Up to $10,000 Student Loan Forgiveness: Up to $20,000 for inpatient RNs Tuition Assistance: Up to $7,200/year RN Referral Bonus: $5,000 for Advocate Aurora teammates Military/Veteran Friendly Employer Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year Healthcare Coverage: High-quality medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day one Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,000 through our LiveWELL program Retirement: Up to 6% employer-paid retirement contributions Family Care Benefits: Maternity leave, parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance Scheduling Options Regular 3rd Shift Includes 2 Fridays and 24 hours of weekend coverage per 6-week schedule 36 hours per week Self-scheduling Required to work 2 holidays per year What You Need Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department RN experience Valid BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications (RQI maintained quarterly) Why Join the Weekend Float Pool? Flexibility: Self-scheduling with consistent weekend shifts and no on-call expectations Professional Growth: Broaden your experience across various hospitals and care teams Competitive Pay: Premium weekend rates, float differentials, and travel incentives Work-Life Balance: Weekday time off for rest, errands, family, or education What You Will Do Deliver high-quality emergency care in fast-paced settings Collaborate across departments and quickly adapt to new teams Promote safety and an excellent patient experience in every interaction Demonstrate reliability and versatility across a multi-site healthcare system
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department RN experience
- Valid BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications (RQI maintained quarterly)
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.
- Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.
- Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
- Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
- Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians.
- Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.
- Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
- Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.
Responsibilities
- Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
- Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
- Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care.
- Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur.
- Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
- Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety.
- Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary.
- Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
- Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
- Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care.
- Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
- Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed.
- Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
- Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members.
- Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
- Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm.
- Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
- Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
- Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines.
- Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
- Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
- Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others.
- Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
- Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
- Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
Benefits
- Sign-On Bonus: Up to $10,000
- Student Loan Forgiveness: Up to $20,000 for inpatient RNs
- Tuition Assistance: Up to $7,200/year
- RN Referral Bonus: $5,000 for Advocate Aurora teammates
- Military/Veteran Friendly Employer
- Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year
- Healthcare Coverage: High-quality medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
- Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,000 through our LiveWELL program
- Retirement: Up to 6% employer-paid retirement contributions
- Family Care Benefits: Maternity leave, parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
