Registered Nurse - Float Pool

Prime Healthcare • Olympia Fields, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff RN Float delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct care across multiple units within credentialed competency levels, helping cover units where demand exceeds core staffing. This role practices as a fully accountable registered nurse in variable patient-care settings and requires quick orientation, deliberate information-seeking, and consistent standards of care across settings.

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 results, and symptoms to the physician, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The role also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting suspected child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, as well as maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

This is a full-time, night-shift position in the Float Pool at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process. The stated compensation range is $35.35 to $53.58. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, continuing education, specialized training, and other voluntary benefit options. The interview process is described as one interview with quick decision-making and flexible scheduling.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• At least one year of acute-care experience.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Demonstrated ability to practice independently within 24 hours of arriving on the unit.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care across multiple units within credentialed competency levels to support coverage needs.
• Orient quickly to variable patient-care units, seek information deliberately, and maintain consistent care standards across settings.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain professional nursing-care standards.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Follow EMTALA requirements 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 insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education opportunities
• Specialized training through the PrimE-Academy professional development platform
• Voluntary benefit options
• $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms

What This Job Offers

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