Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ED) Clinical Market Float Pool - St. Elizabeth Youngstown

Mercy Health • Youngstown, OH

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Market Float Pool provides patient care in the Emergency Room and other assigned departments and sites across the organization’s markets, according to established patient-care standards. The role assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates care, including patient assessment and transfer. Float assignments depend on hiring tier and competency and may involve staffing assignments made on the day of work, multiple locations during one shift, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns. The nurse works as part of the healthcare team under the direction of a clinical manager or designee and in accordance with the applicable Registered Nurse standards and scope of practice.

This is a full-time night-shift position scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The nurse floats among Youngstown, Boardman, and Warren, with assignments scheduled in six-week cycles. The schedule requires four weekend shifts per six-week schedule and one summer and one winter holiday. A $15-per-hour float incentive is listed.

The position serves patients across the lifespan, from neonates through older adults. Work may involve high stress and fluctuating workloads, noise and bright lights, interruptions, potential exposure to physical altercations or verbal abuse, hazardous substances or body fluids, and use of physical restraints. Travel by car to off-site locations is required, occasionally in adverse weather; long-distance or air travel may be required up to 10% of the time. Universal precautions and personal protective equipment are required.

Mercy Health describes itself as a faith-based, patient-focused organization committed to compassion, human dignity, integrity, service, and stewardship. Benefits may vary by market and employment status and include compensation and incentives, retirement contributions, insurance coverage, paid leave, disability coverage, backup care, tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

Requirements

• Current nursing license in the designated state of employment.
• Associate’s degree in Nursing.
• At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care.
• BLS certification; ACLS and/or PALS must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care as applicable to the assignment. ACLS and PALS are required for ER positions.
• Ability to float among assigned departments and sites based on competency.
• Required to work four weekend shifts in a six-week schedule and one summer and one winter holiday.
• Ability to travel by car to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather; long-distance or air travel may be required up to 10%.
• Knowledge of medical equipment, clinical skills, professional nursing principles and practices, patient assessment, and use of restraints.
• Proficiency with computerized tools and accountability for completing required education and competencies.
• Professionalism, ethical practice, customer focus, coordination of patient care, teamwork, critical thinking, attention to detail, sound decision-making and problem-solving, strong verbal and written communication, and ability to multitask.
• Flexibility and adaptability, conflict management and resilience, effective stewardship of resources, and a compassionate, relationship-based approach to care.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• ACLS, ACLS and PALS, or PALS certification preferred at hire as applicable; required before direct patient care based on specialty assignment.
• EPIC electronic health record experience or training.

Responsibilities

• Assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with organizational standards, including standards for patient assessment and transfer.
• Float to departments and sites according to the assigned tier and competency, potentially including multiple locations in one shift, day-of staffing assignments, travel assignments, or seasonal staffing patterns.
• Participate as a member of the healthcare team under the direction of a clinical manager or designee and within the Registered Nurse standards and scope of practice.
• Support organizational, departmental, and operating-unit goals through continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.
• Advocate for patient safety by participating in ongoing departmental quality improvement.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Plan and coordinate nursing care and clinical decisions using the best available evidence.
• Formulate and implement an individualized plan of care, including interventions, evaluation of responses, and documentation appropriate to the patient’s condition and age.
• Provide age-appropriate care to patients from neonates through geriatrics.
• Use universal precautions and required personal protective equipment and follow infection-control policies.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources, and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental leave, and FMLA leave.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.
• $15-per-hour float incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree