Registered Nurse (RN) WCC Float Pool
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN)-IL Ministry Float is designated to float to units within specialty areas based on the RN's competency level. The nurse completes the competency assessment and cross-training required for designated units. Float assignments may include units or ministries with lower patient acuity, depending on organizational needs. The RN promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families, and supervising assigned team members. The RN assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, making or recommending necessary adjustments, and following nursing philosophies and standards of care established by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. This position is in the Women and Infant, NICU and PEDs Float Pool at St John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The posting offers an external-candidate sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.
Requirements
- Diploma or associate degree in nursing.
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Illinois or Wisconsin.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- One year of relevant clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a specialty area.
- Certification in the area of specialty; in some cases, this may be required to float.
Responsibilities
- Float to designated units within specialty areas based on RN competency level.
- Complete required competency assessments and cross-training for designated units.
- Promote and restore patients’ health by completing the nursing process.
- Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
- Provide physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
- Supervise assigned team members.
- Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards and measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards.
- Make or recommend necessary adjustments to patient care.
- Follow nursing philosophies and standards of care set by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for eligible colleagues.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) combining vacation, sick, and personal days.
- Retirement benefits, including HSHS contributions.
- Education assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year and tuition discounts at select colleges, with no waiting period.
- Adoption assistance of up to $7,500.
- Wellness program with incentives.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- ID theft coverage.
- Colleague rewards and recognition program.
- Discount program.
- Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for external candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
