Registered Nurse (RN II) - Float Pool - Full-Time, Days

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Registered Nurse position in the Float Pool at Texas Health Southwest, a 222-bed MAGNET facility and Level III Trauma Center. The Float Pool serves as the central staffing department, offering the opportunity to work on various units including PCU, Med Surg, and ED Holds. The facility is located in Fort Worth, TX, and emphasizes work-life balance through self-scheduling. The role involves delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, while incorporating age-specific safety and infection control measures. The position also focuses on maintaining continuity of patient care and educating patients and their significant others. Texas Health Southwest is part of a larger system that operates as one hospital across two locations, serving the southwest Fort Worth area since 1987, with a 261-bed capacity and a wide range of specialties including surgical services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, imaging, and adult critical care. The hospital holds numerous certifications and accreditations, including Primary Heart Attack Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Trauma Center, and Magnet designation.

Requirements

RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support - prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support - within 90 days of hire Required
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire Required
PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support – required for ED Neighborhood within 90 days of hire Required
NIHSS - required for ICU/PCU Neighborhood 6 Months Required
Float Pool Experience Required
1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Float Pool experience preferred
Intermediate Care experience or strong telemetry background preferred

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of intervention
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers