Registered Nurse (Float Team) Full Time, Nights

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) on the Float Team provides and coordinates patient-centered care to achieve desired outcomes. The RN participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by delegating and collaborating with ancillary nursing staff and other healthcare team members to maintain professional nursing practice and performance standards. The RN is accountable for practicing in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code, Act 368 of 1978, Article 15, Part 172. The RN must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care and services appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area. This is a full-time, night position requiring 72 hours every two weeks. The schedule is 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., three shifts per week, including every third weekend. The position offers a $5,000 retention bonus and an additional $1 per hour float team incentive. The stated pay range is $34.00–$49.18 per hour. The RN promotes patient safety and follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient's Bill of Rights. The role encompasses professional nursing standards and the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, evaluation, patient education, leadership, collaboration, ethical practice, evidence-based practice, resource utilization, and environmental health.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program.
Current Michigan RN license, or completion by the end of orientation.
Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider certification, or completion within 60 days of hire.
For the Float Pool: ACLS certification, or completion within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

Certification in a specialty area, such as CCRN, CRN, CNOR, or CEN.
Recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience.
Two years of prior RN experience in the desired specialty area.
Prior experience with an electronic patient documentation system.
Prior experience with technology common to the specialty area, such as cardiac monitors or IV pumps.
Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate patient-centered care to achieve desired outcomes.
Participate in patient and family teaching and optimize patient learning by evaluating learning abilities and providing education.
Provide leadership by delegating and working cooperatively with ancillary nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
Maintain patient safety and comply with hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient's Bill of Rights.
Practice in accordance with applicable Michigan nursing law and professional nursing standards.
Collect and document comprehensive, thorough, timely, and accurate patient assessment data, including physiological, sociocultural, safety, and spiritual needs.
Use critical thinking to analyze assessment data and identify pertinent diagnoses or issues; respond appropriately to changing patient needs and emergencies.
Identify expected outcomes and develop and document individualized plans of care, including strategies, alternatives, and discharge planning needs.
Coordinate care across the continuum to address the identified and anticipated needs of patients and their support networks.
Advocate for patients and significant others; implement the plan of care and adjust priorities according to patient and unit needs.
Evaluate and document patient responses to care and progress toward desired outcomes.
Maintain and develop nursing knowledge and competency reflecting current evidence-based practice; integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members; contribute to the professional development and training of peers, colleagues, and students.
Direct and supervise support personnel performing delegated nursing activities.
Participate in or support shared decision-making and contribute to department and organizational strategic goals and quality initiatives.
Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.