RN Float Pool
About The Position
The Staff RN provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to patients, including assessments, skilled procedures, medication and intravenous solution administration, implementation and evaluation of care plans, and patient and family education. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to support recovery and optimal outcomes, adapting care to individual cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs. The role includes timely response to changes in patient condition, discharge and transitional-care planning, patient advocacy, documentation, and compliance with hospital protocols and standards. The RN contributes to teamwork and quality improvement, uses evidence and care standards in practice, and supports colleagues as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Ongoing professional development and completion of required competency validations are expected. The position is with Dominican Hospital, a 188-bed acute-care nonprofit hospital in Santa Cruz, California.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing and one year of hospital experience, upon hire; or Nursing Diploma and one year of hospital experience, upon hire.
- Registered Nurse license in California, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire.
- Demonstrated assessment skills, critical thinking, patient-first mindset, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Minimum of 20 hours of self-development activities, including at least 6 formal contact hours beyond orientation or fellowship program.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, therapeutic, holistic care and adapt care to individual patient and family needs.
- Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments and respond appropriately to changing patient data and conditions.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care, including patient education, discharge planning, and transitional-care needs.
- Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic desired outcomes.
- Administer prescribed medications and intravenous solutions according to standards of care and hospital protocols.
- Assess and address pain, comfort, and patient-specific functional goals.
- Communicate significant changes in a patient's condition in a timely manner.
- Adapt and integrate patient and family education into care delivery.
- Prioritize care, resolve problems, and make independent clinical decisions based on education and experience.
- Advocate for patient rights and seek counsel to resolve potential conflicts.
- Document patient care and assist the healthcare team with documentation; label laboratory specimens accurately.
- Communicate and collaborate with healthcare team members, patients, and families to support patient outcomes.
- Participate in unit teams, work groups, committees, and quality-improvement initiatives.
- Use standards, guidelines, pathways, data, and research findings to improve care and outcomes.
- Pursue ongoing professional development and maintain required competency validations and continuing education records.
- Provide direction and guidance to others and serve as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
