RN Float Pool - ICU - 5k Bonus Nights

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Float Pool at UT Southwestern is a high-impact clinical team supporting safe, flexible staffing across Clements University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion. Float Pool RNs and PCTs provide care across more than 30 inpatient units spanning critical care, medical-surgical, oncology, telemetry, progressive care, rehabilitation, and specialty services—offering an unmatched opportunity to work across diverse patient populations and clinical environments. As a strategic clinical resource within hospital-wide nursing operations, the Float Pool plays a vital role in meeting the dynamic needs of both hospitals. In partnership with Central Staffing and nursing leadership, the team brings skilled clinical support where it is needed most, helping units respond to changing patient acuity, census, and staffing needs while maintaining safe, high-quality patient care. As a Float Pool Level 5 RN, you will provide high-quality nursing care across critical care, high-acuity, and specialty environments throughout the organization. This role is designed for experienced ICU-trained RNs who value clinical variety, bring strong clinical judgment and adaptability, and thrive in complex, rapidly changing patient care environments. Float Pool Level 5 RNs serve as a flexible critical care resource while maintaining and expanding their clinical expertise across the organization.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited nursing program.
2 years of critical care nursing experience
(BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire
(ACLS) ADV CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire
(RN) REGISTERED NURSE Current Texas RN license Upon Hire or (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) RN license Upon Hire
(NIHSS) Natl Inst Health Stroke Scale Certification Upon Hire
(CPI) CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUT CER within 180 Days

Nice To Haves

3 years of nursing experience in an ICU

Responsibilities

Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and older adults).
Actively anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient.
Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation. Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment.
Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion, sharing information and observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
Appropriately prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate.
Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering nursing care to patients.
Suggests practices to enhance Nursing care based on current literature and research. Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patient's and/or patient's families.
Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient/family, i.e., have we helped you? Patient/family verbalizes comfort with after discharge care.
Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Welcomes and orients patient/family to the unit. Encourages patient/family participation in care.
Reviews plan of care with patient/family every shift. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language. Makes frequent rounds on patients, communicates when will return; patient infrequently needs to use call light.