RN Float Pool II Acute Care

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for their Acute Care System Wide Float Pool. This role involves working in any adult acute care, telemetry, or transitional care unit across their Edgewood, Grant County, Covington, Florence, Ft. Thomas, or Dearborn facilities. Assignments may also include adult acute care or transitional care patients boarded in other departments such as the ED, PACU, or ICU. The licensed registered nurse is a professional responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process. This includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to established ethical/cultural codes and nursing practice standards, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The nurse must demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in all interactions. St. Elizabeth Healthcare's mission is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care, guided by values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. With over 160 years of service and five Magnet-recognized facilities, they are a trusted and highly awarded health system committed to supporting their nurses' careers through culture, compensation, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Requirements

Graduate from accredited School of Nursing
Holds a BSN
Licensed to practice in the state of Kentucky and Indiana, or state license letter of eligibility
Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses
Focus of education promotes nurses’ ability to practice in clinical area assigned
Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, policies and competence in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration
Competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures
Able to critically think and problem solve in routine and emergency situations
Candidates shall have appropriately demonstrated and documented competencies for the assigned clinical area
18-month minimum clinical RN nursing experience
Successful completion of preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based clinical care to designated patients utilizing the nursing process
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care according to established ethical/cultural codes and standards of nursing practices
Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background