Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Float Pool

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Milwaukee, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works in Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center’s Internal Float Pool, supporting Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, and ED Boarding departments. The position delivers and coordinates comprehensive, safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care across multiple units in a single facility. The RN adapts to each unit’s workflows, collaborates with care teams, communicates effectively, and supports a safe patient environment and positive patient experience. The role may include floating to the ICU to care for patients with transfer orders. The position is listed as full-time and benefits-eligible, with 36 hours per week and 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Full-time or part-time schedules of 0.6 or 0.9 FTE are also described. Scheduling options include a weekend program of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night shifts with holiday rotation, or one weekend (Saturday-Sunday shifts) per six-week schedule with holiday rotations. Internal Float RNs receive ongoing specialty training, which may include ACLS, NIHSS, IV ultrasound, and Charge Nurse cross-training. The work involves frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting. The RN must safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers. The role also requires functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and the ability to use equipment foot controls. The RN must respond quickly to changing patient conditions and may perform safety interventions such as verbal de-escalation and restraints. Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste may occur; appropriate protective equipment must be used.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association.
Minimum 18 months of Medical-Surgical or Telemetry RN experience.
Flexibility and ability to meet scheduling expectations, including one weekend (Saturday-Sunday shifts) per six-week period for the specified schedule.
Commitment to ongoing learning, adaptability, and teamwork across multiple care environments.
Ability to safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.

Nice To Haves

Two years of Medical-Surgical or Telemetry RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Float between Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, and ED Boarding units; may float to the ICU to care for patients with transfer orders.
Provide safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care in fast-paced environments.
Adapt quickly to each unit’s workflow and support teams with professionalism and clinical excellence.
Demonstrate strong communication, sound decision-making, and leadership skills.
Support efforts to ensure the safest patient environment and best patient experience.
Respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plans, including defined contribution plans with employer match
Paid time off programs
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Educational Assistance Program
Competitive compensation, including applicable premium pay and incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
Career development programs