Registered Nurse - Premium Pool

Forrest General Hospital•Hattiesburg, MS

About The Position

The Premium Float Pool Registered Nurse floats to a variety of units to meet staffing needs. Under the direct supervision of the Patient Care Coordinator, the nurse receives delegated assignments and provides quality patient care using an organized nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The nurse is responsible to the Patient Care Coordinator and Nurse Manager on the assigned unit and is ultimately accountable to the Float Pool Manager. The role requires age-appropriate assessment and care, thorough and timely documentation, effective communication with the healthcare team, and current clinical skills, competencies, equipment knowledge, and certifications. The nurse must be able to perform technical skills for the populations served, troubleshoot clinical equipment, safely position and assist patients, and use professional judgment to respond to changes in condition and prevent complications. Care may include cardiac monitoring, stroke care, and medical-surgical nursing. The nurse also coordinates services, responds to emergencies, develops individualized plans of care, educates patients and families, and may serve as a preceptor for new employees or trainees. The nurse is expected to support the hospital's mission, vision, goals, and priorities; promote compassionate, courteous teamwork; follow patient-care and organizational policies and standards; and use supplies responsibly while helping ensure timely discharges and minimizing incremental overtime. The position requires working with minimum supervision and functioning effectively under stress.

Requirements

Graduate of a recognized, accredited registered nursing program.
Three years of acute-care nursing experience in areas using telemetry monitoring, such as cardiac stepdown or medical/surgical telemetry.
Willingness to cross-train to work in the ICU or ER if needed.
Licensed RN eligible to practice in the State of Mississippi; licensure is due upon hire.
Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of employment.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 90 days of employment.
NIH Stroke Scale certification within 90 days of employment.
Telemetry Nurse Education within 90 days of employment.
Annual Stroke Education.
Ability to work as a team member, cooperate with others, follow directions precisely, demonstrate initiative, set priorities, and function under stress.
Ability to work with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

Float to a variety of units to meet staffing needs.
Provide quality patient care under the direct supervision of the Patient Care Coordinator and within delegated assignments.
Implement the nursing process through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, documenting care in the Patient Care Record.
Provide age-appropriate care based on patients' growth, development, status, and individual needs.
Document thoroughly, concisely, and promptly; give shift reports and communicate pertinent patient information to healthcare team members.
Maintain clinical skills, competencies, equipment knowledge, and required certifications.
Perform technical nursing skills required for each unit's patient population and troubleshoot equipment, including traction, wound vacuum systems, continuous passive motion machines, telemetry devices, and specialty beds.
Safely position and assist patients using devices such as abduction pillows, splints, slings, braces, neck collars, walkers, crutches, and immobilizers.
Use critical thinking and professional judgment to respond promptly to clinical changes and help prevent complications, including in cardiac monitoring, stroke care, and medical-surgical settings.
Make decisions independently, keep the PCM informed, and support the hospital's mission and vision.
Promote compassionate care, teamwork, and courtesy in interactions with internal and external customers.
Coordinate services with medical staff, nursing staff, other departments, and providers.
Respond rapidly and effectively during emergency situations.
Develop and implement individualized plans of care and educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatments, prescribed regimens, and medications according to their readiness and ability to learn.
Use supplies cost-effectively, support timely patient discharges, and keep incremental overtime to a minimum.
Follow patient-care and FGH policies, procedures, and standards, including customer service, safety, infection control, and compliance standards.
Serve as a preceptor by providing guidance, support, mentorship, hands-on training, and feedback to new employees or trainees.
Perform other duties as assigned.