RN Critical Care System Float - Days

Guthrie Enterprise • Sayre, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, is hiring a Day Shift Registered Nurse for its Acute Care Float Team. The nurse rotates through Medical-Surgical units across Guthrie’s hospital system, supporting patient care, relieving unit staff, and helping ensure smooth clinical operations. The role includes rotations every 8–12 weeks across six hospitals in New York and Pennsylvania, with experience spanning areas such as Medical-Surgical and Telemetry. Critical care coverage and off-shift assignments may also be part of float work.

This full-time position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with every other weekend required. Active RN licenses in both Pennsylvania and New York are required. The Registered Nurse provides coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based care for patients and families across the lifespan, in accordance with the applicable Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics, and ANA scope and standards of practice.

The nurse assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates care; coordinates plans to achieve patient goals and support transitions; monitors and communicates patient conditions; advocates for patients; supports learning among patients, families, and healthcare teams; promotes safety and quality; develops professionally; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team. The role also requires proficiency with information technology and the ability to exercise independent critical judgment while managing multiple responsibilities and challenging situations. Unit-specific onboarding checklists and specialty standards define additional essential functions and skills.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse licenses in both Pennsylvania and New York.
• Registered Nurse licensure in the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification when required by the unit.
• Ability to use independent, critical judgment in patient care delivery.
• Interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude.
• Ability to work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); previously agreed-upon degree completion timelines remain in effect, and specific contract timelines supersede the general requirement.
• Specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through Medical-Surgical units across Guthrie’s hospital system to support patient care, relieve unit staff, and help ensure smooth clinical operations.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Develop, update, and coordinate patients’ plans of care to achieve goals, optimize outcomes, and support transitions across the continuum.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient conditions as appropriate.
• Maintain essential competencies for the area of hire and population served.
• Advocate for ethical, holistic care that promotes patients’ autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs.
• Foster and facilitate learning for patients, families, nursing staff, other healthcare team members, students, and the community.
• Promote safety and quality, identify and correct problems, and integrate evidence and best practices into nursing care.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and promote inquiry, research, and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrate leadership, delegate and coordinate care appropriately, and collaborate with members of the interprofessional care team.
• Participate in planning and presenting educational programs.
• Use information technology, electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and other equipment required for the role.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $25,000 for experienced nurses.
• Medical and dental coverage beginning the first of the month after hire.
• PTO accrual from Day 1.
• Relocation assistance of up to $12,000.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $7,500 annually after 90 days.
• 403(b) retirement plan with company matching.
• Free parking.
• Additional compensation for float assignments, critical care coverage, and off-shift hours.
• Predictable rotations and holiday schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed