Registered Nurse - Float Pool

Prime Healthcare • Kankakee, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff RN Float delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This role provides direct patient care across multiple units within credentialed competency levels and supports coverage where demand exceeds core staffing. The nurse is fully accountable while practicing in variable patient care units, is expected to orient quickly and seek information deliberately, and maintains the same level of care regardless of setting.

The Registered Nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The nurse communicates changes in a patient's clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to the physician, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in the patient's condition or response to treatment. The position requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, as well as maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
• Current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
• One year of acute care experience.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintain it current.
• Demonstrated ability to practice independently within 24 hours of arrival on the unit.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care across multiple units within credentialed competency levels, supporting units where demand exceeds core staffing.
• Practice as a fully accountable registered nurse in variable patient care units, orient quickly, and seek information deliberately.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain professional nursing care standards.
• Communicate changes in patient clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to the physician.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment.
• Follow knowledge of EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• 401K retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education opportunities
• Specialized training through the PrimE-Academy professional development platform
• Voluntary benefit options
• Sign-on bonus of $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed