Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ED) Clinical Market Float Pool - St. Elizabeth Youngstown

Mercy Health BSMH • Youngstown, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Float Pool assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care in accordance with the organization’s patient care standards, including standards for patient assessment and transfer. The position requires flexibility to float to departments and sites throughout the organization’s markets based on hiring tier and competency. Assignments may include day-of staffing, multiple locations during one shift, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns. The nurse participates as a member of the health care team in cooperation with and under the direction of a clinical manager or designee, consistent with the applicable Registered Nurse Standards and Scope of Practice.

Float expectations depend on tier: Tier 1 floats within a single site; Tier 2 floats among multiple sites within one market; and Tier 3 floats among sites across more than one market. This full-time position is on the night shift, 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., for 36 hours per week. The nurse will float among Youngstown, Boardman, and Warren, with assignments scheduled in six-week blocks. The position includes a $15-per-hour float incentive, requires four weekend shifts per six-week schedule, and requires one summer and one winter holiday shift.

The role serves patients from neonates through geriatrics and may involve high-stress or fluctuating workloads, interruptions, exposure to noise, bright lights, potentially infectious materials or body fluids, and possible physical altercations or verbal abuse. Travel may be required, including car travel to off-site locations and, as needed, long-distance or air travel not exceeding 10%. Universal precautions and personal protective equipment are required.

Requirements

• Current nursing license in the designated state of employment.
• Associate’s degree in Nursing.
• At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care.
• BLS certification; ACLS or PALS must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care, with ACLS or PALS required according to specialty assignment.
• ACLS and PALS are required for Emergency Room positions.
• Ability and flexibility to float among sites and adapt to changes in assignments.
• Knowledge of medical equipment, professional nursing principles and practices, clinical skills, assessments, and patient-care coordination.
• Proficiency using computerized tools; accountability for completing required education and competencies.
• Professionalism, ethical practice, customer focus, and ability to use restraints.
• Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice; teamwork, critical thinking, attention to detail, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and multitasking skills.
• Conflict-management and resilience skills, effective stewardship of resources, and a compassionate, relationship-based approach to patient care.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, from neonates through older adults.
• Ability to travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather; long-distance or air travel as needed is not to exceed 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• EPIC Electronic Health Record experience or training.
• BLS, ACLS, or PALS preferred at hire; required certifications must be obtained before direct patient care as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with organizational standards, including patient assessment and transfer standards.
• Float to departments and sites according to the assigned tier, competency, and staffing needs; assignments may include multiple locations during a shift, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns.
• Participate in the health care team under the direction of a clinical manager or designee and within the Registered Nurse Standards and Scope of Practice.
• Support organizational, departmental, and operating-unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.
• Advocate for patient safety by participating in ongoing departmental quality improvement.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Plan and coordinate nursing care and clinical decisions using the best available evidence.
• Formulate and implement a plan of care for each patient, including interventions, evaluation of responses, and documentation appropriate to the patient’s condition and age.
• Provide age-appropriate care and assess and interpret patient information to identify individual care requirements.
• Use universal precautions and personal protective equipment and follow infection-control policies.
• Work four weekend shifts in each six-week schedule and one summer and one winter holiday shift.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.
• $15-per-hour float incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree