RN Women and Children's Float Pool Part Time

Baylor Scott & White Health•Waco, TX

About The Position

As an RN Float, you coordinate patient care according to the nursing model. You assess patients, plan personalized care, and evaluate responses to health issues. You help keep patients safe by understanding their needs and the healthcare setting, supporting smoother transitions. You delegate interventions to team members based on guidelines, patient condition, and team abilities. Your professionalism and experience inform recommendations that can affect patient outcomes. The role focuses on patient and family needs, developing and adjusting nursing care plans, creating a safe environment, and helping address emotional and physical pain. Nurses incorporate patients’ unique perspectives and needs into care plans, provide ongoing education to patients, families, staff, and the community, and evaluate and record learning progress. The RN works with the team and community to implement care plans, delegates tasks as needed, solves problems efficiently, uses resources effectively, and pursues professional development and community service.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program or have two years of relevant work experience.
Have nursing as the main area of study.
Two years of nursing experience.
Be a registered nurse.
Have basic life support (BLS) certification or obtain it within 30 days of starting.
Thorough knowledge of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of relevant laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to nursing care certifications and accreditations.
Familiarity with health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention, and management.
Effective spoken and written communication skills.
Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
General computer skills.

Responsibilities

Focus on patient and family needs.
Develop and adjust nursing care plans to achieve desired outcomes.
Create a safe environment for patients, families, and staff, and help address emotional and physical pain.
Incorporate patients’ unique perspectives and requirements into care plans.
Provide ongoing education to patients, families, staff, and the community.
Evaluate and record learning progress.
Work with the team and community to implement care plans and delegate tasks as needed.
Solve problems efficiently and use resources effectively while acknowledging their limitations.
Seek professional development opportunities and contribute to community service.
Assess patients and evaluate their responses to health issues.
Delegate interventions based on guidelines, patient condition, and team abilities.