Float Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 2 years of RN experience in an ICU setting.
• At least 1 year of RN experience for all float positions.
• More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
• Associate degree or diploma in nursing required before starting.
• Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, unless they have 5 or more years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
• Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• BLS certification in training course C upon hire, plus unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

• Collect health data systematically and continuously, prioritizing assessment according to the patient’s condition and needs and involving the family.
• Analyze assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care.
• Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
• Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate patient progress and document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to maintain and improve patient outcomes and deliver cost-effective, high-quality care.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge and practice in accordance with professional standards, applicable regulations, and system and department policies.
• Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, precepting, mentoring, and collaboration.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and support changes that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Use research and systematic evaluation to support improvements in clinical, educational, and managerial practice.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering care, using resources efficiently.
• Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care tasks when appropriate.
• Precept new hires and students and help them complete required competency tasks.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.
• Up to $15,000 new-hire sign-on bonus available.