RN Float Pool

Allina Health • River Falls, WI

5d • $45 - $74

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The organization’s mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort. It emphasizes whole-person care, employee well-being, and career development.

The RN Float Pool nurse provides nursing care across patient care departments in alignment with their experience and competencies. The professional nurse assesses and treats human responses to actual or potential health problems, establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families, and leads and integrates care by planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. This is a 0.7 FTE position, or 56 hours per two-week pay period, with 8- and 12-hour evening/night shifts and an every-third-weekend rotation. The nurse will be trained in the Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical, Same Day Surgery, and Infusion Center.

Required education is an associate’s or vocational degree. A bachelor’s degree, professional RN experience, and Medical/Surgical experience are preferred. The position requires a Wisconsin Registered Nurse license when working in Wisconsin and one of the specified BLS qualifications. Depending on location, one of the specified ACLS/ALS qualifications may also be required. CMSRN certification is preferred, and PALS may be needed at certain sites.

The role involves medium physical work, including lifting up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently. The stated base pay range is $44.92 to $73.62 per hour; starting pay depends on factors including experience, education, and any applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, and other differentials may be available. Benefits and eligibility vary by FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Associate’s or vocational degree.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in Wisconsin through the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Meet at least one BLS requirement: current American Heart Association BLS certification, current American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Meet at least one ACLS/ALS requirement where required by the location: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional RN experience.
• Medical/Surgical experience.
• Certified Medical Surgical RN (CMSRN) certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 180 days of hire may be needed at certain sites.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs, identify expected outcomes, establish and oversee the plan of care, and modify the plan as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to remain proficient in patient care practice and skills.
• Use evidence-based nursing practice and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable, and individualized expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• Identify outcomes that are age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to provide safe and effective care.
• Fulfill organizational requirements.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operations and collaborate with unit staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as preceptor, identify an orientee’s learning needs, plan learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being resources, including well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree