Registered Nurse Float I, Nursing Float Pool - Full Time at Christus Health summary:
Registered Nurse Float I practices independently in various clinical settings, providing routine and complex patient care with an emphasis on long-term clinical goals. The role involves managing patient care contingencies, delegating tasks, and ensuring effective clinical situation management. The nurse must hold relevant certifications and possess experience in medical-surgical nursing to uphold high standards of patient care and safety.
Description
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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.
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Requirements:
A. Education/Skills
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
B. Experience
• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
• Required 3 years of RN experience in Medical Surgical.
C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact
• Current PALS certification at time of hire or within 12 weeks of hire for experienced RNs
• Current ACLS certification at time of hire or within 12 weeks of hire for experienced RNs
• Current TNCC and ENPC certification within 12 months of hire for experienced RNs
• Moderate Sedation within 3 months of hire for experienced RNs
• Current de-escalation training or completion within 90 days of employment with annual recertification
• Arrhythmia recognition within 8 weeks of hire
• Current NIHSS certification at time of hire or within 90 days of hire for experienced RNs
Work Schedule:
TBD
Work Type:
Full Time
Keywords:
registered nurse, float pool nursing, medical-surgical nursing, patient care, clinical nursing, BLS certification, ACLS certification, PALS certification, TNCC certification, de-escalation training