Registered Nurse -Float

EvergreenHealth Monroe•Monroe, WA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Float provides individualized professional patient care for patients from neonatal through geriatric age. The nurse assesses, plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates care in accordance with hospital policies, the hospital’s Philosophy of Care, medical staff direction, and the Washington State Nurse Practice Act. The primary function is to float to designated departments according to patient census and volume and provide patient care and rest and meal break relief for Registered Nurses and RN Shift Coordinators. Departments include ACU, PACU, CCU, ED, MSTU, and Recovery Center. The role involves direct patient care and patient advocacy, comprehensive assessment of assigned patients, coordination of patient and family education, collaboration with providers and interdisciplinary teams, and ongoing evaluation of care. The nurse communicates relevant patient, safety, equipment, and quality information; responds to changes in patient status; supports colleagues and teamwork; and maintains annual skills competency. The position reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification by the start date.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and NIHSS Stroke Certification within 90 days of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 6 months of hire.
At least 3 years of experience in emergency or critical care nursing, and acute care nursing experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Organizational ability and leadership skills.
Demonstrated clinical nursing skills across the lifespan.
Knowledge of and ability to apply current nursing theories, techniques, and practices within the specialty area.
Competent cardiac monitoring skills, including use of equipment.
Critical thinking skills in planning and administering patient care and using department resources.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and lift and transport patients.
Ability to bend, stoop, push, and pull, and to walk and stand for most of the working day.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, organize, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care across the lifespan, from neonatal through geriatric patients.
Float to designated departments based on patient census and volume to provide patient care and rest and meal break relief to Registered Nurses and RN Shift Coordinators.
Provide direct patient care and function as a patient advocate.
Assess the comprehensive nursing needs of assigned patients and coordinate patient and family or significant-other education.
Continuously plan, implement, and evaluate care while incorporating patients and their families or significant others into the process.
Collaborate across departments and organizational boundaries and work with physicians, providers, and interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient plans of care.
Promote teamwork and cooperation through participation in patient care activities, patient assignments, and staff assistance.
Communicate clearly and effectively, including promptly sharing relevant patient information, safety issues, equipment problems, and quality issues with the immediate supervisor.
Identify adverse changes in patient status, provide staff support and assistance, report adverse outcomes in a timely and thorough manner, and troubleshoot processes to prevent problems.
Maintain annual skills competency through testing, return demonstration, skills labs, or department-level training.
Follow nursing standards for assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, quality of practice, and leadership.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.