Facility Float / Registered Nurse

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

2d•$43 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinician, OU Float WEO is an experienced healthcare professional who provides nursing care across assigned acute care units and departments within the facility as operational needs require. The nurse adapts to each unit’s workflows, protocols, and equipment based on their skill set, patient volume, and acuity, and personalizes care to meet individual patient and family needs. The role also serves as a resource for colleagues and advocates for patients and families. The position involves delivering independent, safe, and effective nursing care; collaborating with interdisciplinary teams; supporting changing patient-care needs; and contributing to clinical excellence. The nurse may take on charge responsibilities when assigned and may precept staff or students. This is a weekend-option facility float position at Emory University Hospital. Emory Healthcare describes its workplace as supportive and offers professional mentorship, development, and leadership programs. The position may involve physical demands and environmental exposures that vary by assigned work area and tasks.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited prelicensure BSN program and either 12 months of recent nursing experience within the past five years or recent completion of a re-entry nursing program; or graduate of an accredited prelicensure ADN program with at least two years of recent nursing experience within the past five years.
Valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
An active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire if completing virtual care activities that may include multistate practice. Employees in the role before 11/09/2025 have until their next renewal date to achieve compact status.
BLS certification.
Ability to adapt nursing practice across assigned units and patient populations.
Physical capacity for the described medium-heavy demands, including lifting up to 75 pounds and carrying objects up to 35 pounds.
Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, as applicable to assigned work.

Nice To Haves

ACLS or PALS may be required for certain departments after hire.
Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty.

Responsibilities

Float across assigned units and departments as needed, adapting to each unit’s workflows, protocols, and equipment.
Deliver safe, effective, independent nursing care using the nursing process.
Perform thorough patient assessments and recognize how nursing care affects outcomes.
Develop and implement patient care plans, incorporating patient and family input and adjusting plans as needed.
Document care accurately and efficiently in electronic and physical records.
Identify patient and family learning needs and recommend appropriate resources.
Delegate appropriately based on patient acuity and team member competency.
Work effectively with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and family care partners.
Perform Charge Nurse responsibilities when assigned.
Precept staff or students, including serving as a designated preceptor.
Identify potential policy revisions based on evidence-based research.
Participate in unit-based shared governance or practice council activities and raise workflow, equipment, or practice issues affecting patient care.
Communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, recognize cultural differences, and individualize care.
Maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational information and support open communication, psychological safety, and the One Emory Culture.
Pursue ongoing professional growth and apply evidence-based practice in daily patient care.
Collect, report, and analyze data to improve patient care and meet organizational standards.
Participate in surveys, interviews, and other methods to identify and resolve areas for improvement.
Meet core standards, including current performance rating, mandatory education, and annual competencies.