Registered Nurse Floater- Women Services

UVA Health•Manassas, VA

About The Position

Registered Nurse Floaters provide continuous quality patient care in a variety of settings. The Float Pool RN is assigned to varying units during a shift to meet patient care needs and must have the skills, competency, and qualifications to work in several clinical areas. The position is part of Patient Care Services and the Float Pool. The Women’s Services team serves the Women’s Services track. The nurse advocates for patients while implementing interdisciplinary care plans; collaborates with the healthcare team to educate patients and their support systems; adapts care strategies to support progress; and ensures nursing interventions, medical orders, and therapies are completed. The role involves communicating and documenting care appropriately, working collaboratively with team members, providing mentorship and feedback, delivering routine nursing care, operating clinical equipment, administering and evaluating medication therapies, assisting in critical situations, and transferring or transporting patients. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current compact RN licensure in the applicable state.
For the Women’s Services team, at least 2 years of experience in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, or NICU.
Cardiac Dysrhythmia test or successful completion of the Cardiac Dysrhythmia course within 6 months of hire.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NVCI.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including constant standing, frequent walking, bending and stooping, and lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 100 pounds; Safe Handling Equipment must be used for weights over 35 pounds.
Proficient communication, auditory, and visual skills, attention to detail, and ability to write legibly.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
Specialty certification.
Chemo certification.
Triage course.
NRP.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous quality patient care in a variety of clinical settings and units during assigned shifts.
Advocate for patients when implementing interdisciplinary plans of care.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to educate patients and their support systems.
Analyze, modify, and implement strategies to progress patients through their plans of care.
Ensure completion of nursing interventions, medical orders, and related therapies.
Prioritize duties according to patient needs and changing acuity levels.
Communicate individualized plans of care and use appropriate tools, including SBARQ, for team communication and handoffs.
Document appropriate information in a timely manner.
Develop positive working relationships with team members and internal customers.
Mentor, precept, orient, and provide feedback to team members.
Resolve conflicts independently when appropriate, accept responsibility for actions, and respond positively to feedback.
Provide required patient care, including starting IVs, performing dressing changes, and other routine nursing care for multiple patients.
Operate clinical equipment, including portable cardiac monitors and bedside commodes.
Assist in critical situations, including administering CPR.
Administer and evaluate medication therapies.
Perform patient transfers and transport patients by wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
Perform additional duties as assigned.