Registered Nurse (RN)(PRN) - Float Pool - Providence Hospital

USA Health•Mobile, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

USA Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its PRN Float Pool at Providence Hospital. The RN provides family-centered, holistic, interdisciplinary care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The role includes direct patient care, patient and family education, clinical procedures, medication and blood-product administration, documentation, and coordination of care. The nurse may serve as Charge Nurse or preceptor when assigned and helps coordinate staff and unit resources as needed. The position involves caring for patients requiring advanced cardiac and critical-care monitoring and support.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting Alabama's minimum standards.
At least 2 years of professional nursing experience.
CPR certification upon hire.
ACLS certification within 180 days.
Registered Nurse state licensure and/or compact-state licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact for Alabama, upon hire.
A comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the stated requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide family-centered healthcare using a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, following organizational policies and the Nurse Practice Act.
Assess patients; plan individualized care; identify expected outcomes; implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and families.
Provide direct patient care according to unit-specific competencies and care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Perform therapeutic procedures and assist with diagnostic procedures required for patient care.
Administer medications, including controlled substances, emergency medications, vasoactive and antiarrhythmic medications, insulin and sedation infusions, and blood and blood products.
Start IVs, perform activities of daily living, provide basic life support, manage arrest situations, and respond appropriately to patient emergencies.
Care for patients using intra-aortic balloon pumps and ventricular assist devices; pull arterial sheaths; interpret EKGs; and set up, maintain, monitor, and use hemodynamic monitoring equipment, including arterial lines, flow-directed catheters, and ICP lines.
Manage patients receiving temporary or permanent cardiac pacing and patients who are spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated.
Use SVO2, SpO2, cardiac monitors, and temperature-management devices; follow unit documentation standards for alarms, turning, suctioning, tubing, infusions, and dressing changes; and maintain cumulative intake and output totals.
Serve as Charge Nurse when assigned; supervise, plan, evaluate, and coordinate care provided by licensed and non-licensed staff; and assist with shift assignments or serve as staff nurse as needed.
Identify, organize, and direct activities and resources to meet patient and nursing-staff needs; communicate ongoing unit, patient, staffing, and quality issues to the Nurse Manager and Nurse Administrator.
Act as a first line for resolving issues with other departments and patient complaints, and verify that emergency equipment functions.
Serve as a preceptor for new employees and nursing students.
Provide and coordinate patient and family education, delegate education activities as appropriate, and ensure education documentation is complete.
Maintain accurate and complete medical records, including assessments, discharge processes, pain assessments, medication reconciliation, MAR, physician orders, and other required documentation.
Use the Hospital Information System and appropriate documentation tools and procedures; communicate effectively with physicians, families, and healthcare team members in person and by telephone; and respond to unit pages.
Demonstrate CPR according to American Heart Association standards and adhere to patient safety goals, standards of performance, compliance requirements, confidentiality policies, infection-control standards, and safety standards.
Complete mandatory unit, department, educational, and hospital requirements; participate in assigned committees and performance-improvement activities.
Use proper body mechanics when moving, positioning, or transferring patients and equipment, and use cost-effective practices.
Maintain the unit in a neat and orderly fashion; cooperate with others and contribute to unit performance.
Maintain regular and prompt attendance, work the defined schedule and overtime as required, and perform related duties as assigned.