Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool - St. Francis Downtown - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Greenville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Float Pool assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care in accordance with the organization’s established patient care standards, including patient assessment and transfer standards. The role is primarily responsible for being available and flexible to float to departments and sites throughout the organization’s markets to provide patient care. Depending on hiring tier, assignments may include day-of staffing, multiple locations during a single shift, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns. The RN works as a member of the health care team in cooperation with and under the direction of a clinical manager or designee, consistent with the relevant Standards and Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses. Float expectations are based on tier: Tier 1 floats within a single site based on competency; Tier 2 floats across multiple sites within a single market based on competency; and Tier 3 floats across multiple sites in more than one market based on competency. The RN supports organizational and departmental goals, participates in quality improvement and departmental activities, advocates for patient safety, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery. The RN uses available evidence to plan nursing care and clinical decisions, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, evaluates responses to interventions, and documents care as appropriate to the patient’s condition and age.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing.
Current nursing license in the designated state of employment.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association, when required based on specialty assignment.
At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care.
Knowledge of medical equipment and proficiency in clinical skills and professional nursing practices.
Ability to perform assessments, coordinate patient care delivery, and use restraints.
Proficiency in computerized tools.
Accountability for completing required education and competencies.
Professionalism, ethical practice, and customer focus.
Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
Teamwork, critical thinking, attention to detail, decision-making, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to multitask, adapt to change, and demonstrate flexibility.
Conflict management, resilience, and effective stewardship of available resources.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to helping patients find meaning in illness, suffering, pain, and existence.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
EPIC Electronic Health Record training or experience.

Responsibilities

Float to departments and sites according to the assigned hiring tier and competency.
Provide patient care, which may include day-of staffing, assignments at more than one location during a shift, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns.
Assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to organizational standards, including standards for patient assessment and transfer.
Participate as a member of the health care team under the direction of a clinical manager or designee.
Support organizational, departmental, and operating unit goals through continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.
Advocate for patient safety and participate in ongoing quality improvement.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Use available evidence to plan and coordinate nursing care and clinical decisions.
Formulate and implement an individualized plan of care, including interventions, evaluation of responses, and documentation appropriate to the patient’s condition and age.