RN, Registered Nurse Float IV - Nursing Float Pool - Full Time

RN, Registered Nurse Float IV - Nursing Float Pool - Full Time at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse Float IV provides both routine and complex nursing care across various clinical settings while demonstrating leadership and adaptability. Responsibilities include implementing nursing processes, anticipating patient needs for flow management, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality care standards. This role requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, relevant certifications, and experience in critical care and other specialties.

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and similar clinical setting , practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.
• Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.
• Able to be assigned to more than one unit.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and / or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

Standard III. Unit Operations

Standard IV. Safe Practice / Quality Care / Regulations

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

Health Information Documentation

Medical Equipment

Medical Order Processing

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

Patient Safety

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Experience

Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e. g. Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency).

5 years of experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

BLS required.

ACLS required.

RN License in state of employment or compact required.

PALS within 30 days of hire is required at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital.

Work Schedule : TBD

Work Type : Full Time

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Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Float Nurse, Critical Care Nursing, Patient Care, Nursing Process, Healthcare Leadership, Patient Education, BLS Certification, ACLS Certification, Patient Flow Management