Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem

City of Hope • Zion, IL

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About The Position

City of Hope is hiring a per diem float Registered Nurse. The nurse maintains competencies and may be cross-trained or assigned to different areas each shift to address census fluctuations or provide coverage. The role assumes the responsibilities of a professional clinical registered nurse and the position-specific requirements of the assigned clinical area. The nurse must provide flexible staffing to meet patient-care needs and be able to work from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

The position cares for patients with complex needs, including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients. It requires operating and interpreting cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitoring, recognizing normal and abnormal rhythms and trends, and initiating appropriate interventions. The nurse attends in-house codes and rapid response calls as required, initiates and maintains complex IV therapy, and safely uses less invasive life-supporting modalities.

Requirements

• One year of current hospital nursing experience as an RN in Critical Care, ED, SDS/PACU, or an Inpatient Stem Cell Transplant Unit.
• Graduate of an NLNAC- or CCNE-accredited school of nursing.
• State of Illinois Registered Nurse license.
• Telemetry competency, including ability to read and operate a cardiac monitor, recognize normal and abnormal rhythms, and institute appropriate interventions.
• BLS certification upon hire and maintained in the position.
• ACLS certification upon hire and maintained in the position.

Responsibilities

• Maintain competencies and cross-training for assignments made in response to census fluctuations or replacement needs.
• Assume the professional clinical registered nurse responsibilities and position-specific requirements of the assigned clinical area.
• Provide flexible staffing to meet the needs of patient-care areas.
• Operate and interpret cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors; recognize normal and abnormal rhythms and trends and institute appropriate interventions.
• Attend in-house codes and rapid response calls as required.
• Care for patients with complex needs, including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients.
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines.
• Safely use less invasive life-supporting modalities, including BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure-based CO/CI and SVO2 monitors, and core temperature monitors.
• Work the 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed