Registered Nurse - Float Pool 3

ThedaCare • Appleton, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Float Pool Clinical Nurse provides patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. The nurse is accountable for delivering compassionate and safe care within the scope of practice defined by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing and ThedaCare policy, and contributes to departmental goals and patient outcomes. The role promotes innovation, professional growth, and development in nursing practice at ThedaCare.

This position works 12-hour night shifts in the float pool. It is scheduled for 36 hours per week (0.9 FTE) at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton in Appleton, Wisconsin. The role requires compliance with department-specific competencies. The work may involve exposure to blood or bodily fluids, sharp instruments, mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, electrical hazards, noise, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, pharmacological agents, and aggressive or combative patients. Computers are used throughout the workday.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or commitment to obtain one within five years of hire.
• Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital setting.
• Current Wisconsin RN or compact nursing licensure.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of hire.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling, and to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Compliance with department-specific competencies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Float Pool and/or Resource teams in healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and relevant competencies to assess patients’ physical conditions and nursing needs, and develop plans of care collaboratively with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinate patient care needs with the interprofessional team to support quality care and clinical outcomes.
• Provide age-appropriate, developmentally sensitive, culturally specific care and perform the functions of a professional clinical nurse in the assigned specialty.
• Identify opportunities to improve patient experience, streamline care processes, reduce costs, and support quality and satisfaction for patients, families, and team members.
• Contribute to a professional environment that encourages mentoring, engagement, and development of expert clinicians.
• Consult and maintain positive relationships with physicians and other interprofessional team members to solve problems and improve patient care.
• Anticipate and manage risks proactively, prevent crises, and respond skillfully to life-threatening emergencies.

Benefits

• Health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps, and mental health support.
• Minimal or zero copays.
• Team member cost-sharing premiums.
• Daycare.
• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level