RN, Float Pool

Cincinnati Children's • Greendale, WI

4d • $37 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

The RN, Float Pool works in the Specialty Resource Unit (SRU), which supports 17 inpatient units, including Critical Care. SRU has trauma, transport, and telehealth specialty teams. Orientation is phased, moving from general patient populations to more complex care. The unit’s mission is to provide high-quality personnel and resources to support inpatient units and departments across Cincinnati Children’s, promoting child safety and health. Its core values are flexibility, innovation, expert knowledge, and continuous improvement and promoting change.

The role provides nursing care across patient populations and age groups, integrating clinical judgment, age-specific and culturally inclusive care, patient and family education, advocacy, care coordination, and collaboration with the interprofessional team. The position also contributes to regulatory compliance, safety practices, shared decision-making, professional development, and continuous improvement. SRU offers a diverse learning experience, opportunities to develop a versatile foundational skillset and join specialty teams, work across specialties, and self-schedule.

Requirements

• Active Ohio RN License; may be required to obtain licensure in other states.
• Associate- or diploma-prepared RNs must have graduated from an ACEN-, CCNE-, or NLN CNEA-accredited institution and have at least 2 years of experience.
• If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date/RN job date and complete the program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.
• Foreign graduates must have their license validated through TruMerit per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

Nice To Haves

• BSN from an ACEN-, CCNE-, or NLN CNEA-accredited institution.
• MSN.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards, support compliance efforts, follow safety and departmental policies, fulfill certifications and Safety College requirements, and communicate safety or compliance concerns to leadership.
• Use systems thinking to support patients and families through the healthcare experience, including care coordination and awareness of regulatory and safety requirements.
• Collect clinical data and use algorithms, decision trees, protocols, and available resources to make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Document plans of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes; maintain a safe environment and anticipate patient and family needs.
• Integrate age-specific concepts into care, considering chronological age and developmental functioning.
• Partner with patients and families to develop care goals and actions, provide structured education, and use teach-back to evaluate learning.
• Follow standards and guidelines, implement research-based practices and clinical changes, recognize changing patient conditions, and seek help in unusual situations when needed.
• Use self-appraisal and peer review, annual goal setting, coaching, and mentoring to support competence and professional development.
• Facilitate peer and student learning experiences.
• Work with department managers, nurse council, and Magnet representatives to identify, share, implement, and evaluate safety best practices.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and participate in shared governance and point-of-care decision-making.
• Integrate the Interprofessional Practice Model into all aspects of practice.
• Advocate for patients and families, recognize ethical issues and patient rights, and incorporate culturally inclusive concepts into care.
• Consistently provide age-specific and culturally inclusive patient care.

Benefits

• Self-scheduling.
• Diverse learning experience and development of an adaptable, versatile foundational skillset.
• Opportunity to work across specialties and with patients across all age groups.
• Opportunities to join specialty teams.
• Working across specialties to help avoid burnout.
• Additional pay such as shift, on-call, or weekend differentials may apply.
• Benefits may apply.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree