Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool

Lifepoint Health•Maysville, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Float provides direct patient care across Medical-Surgical, Intermediate Care (IMC), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Women’s Services, Emergency Room, and Fleming Emergency Room units. The nurse uses the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and the organization’s policies, values, and mission. The position coordinates total nursing care, participates in patient and family teaching, advocates for patients, and works with ancillary and non-nursing departments as part of the care team. The role includes floating to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios. The nurse must be able to manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm, and titrate and maintain critical drips for ICU patients. A rhythm recognition test must be passed within 90 days of hire or transfer. This is a full-time, day-shift position scheduled for three 12-hour shifts, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The position is based at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.

Requirements

Active Kentucky RN license or compact-state RN license.
Associate’s degree.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of hire.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within six months of hire.
Ability to manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm.
Ability to titrate and maintain critical drips for ICU patients.
Must pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Two to four years of critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care.
Document patient care provided.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to the care team, physician, patient, and family as appropriate.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
Coordinate patient care across disciplines, including transfers, discharges, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
Evaluate patient and family learning needs and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Advocate for patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
Float to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios.
Manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm.
Titrate and maintain critical drips for ICU patients, applying knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire or transfer.

Benefits

Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Paid family leave and paid time off.
Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
Loan assistance.
401(k) retirement package with company match.
Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Sign-on bonus based on eligibility.