Description

The Registered Nurse RN Float position involves providing flexible nursing coverage across various units and departments as needed. Operating with adaptability, this role collaborates with different healthcare teams to deliver comprehensive patient care, ensuring seamless transitions and maintaining quality standards in diverse clinical settings.

Essential Job Function:

• Transitions seamlessly between different nursing units and departments to provide comprehensive care and support in various medical situations.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, physicians, and support staff to deliver patient-centered care and ensure effective communication across units.
• Conducts thorough assessments of patients' conditions and needs, tailoring care plans based on individual diagnoses and medical histories.
• Responds promptly to emergencies and critical situations, offering immediate nursing care and assistance to stabilize patients.
• Assists with patient placements, admissions, and transfers, utilizing knowledge of bed allocation and capacity management to ensure optimal patient flow within the medical facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Required: Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Experience:

• Required: 1 year as a registered nurse.
• Preferred: 1 year of clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or National Nursing Organizations.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

• Required: Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a Compact State.
• BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• If working in a critical care area, ACLS-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider is required.
• Preferred: ONS