Registered Nurse - Campus Float

Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Uses standards of medical‑surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant others by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant others to facilitate the development of a care plan unique to the patient’s needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies that consider physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of health.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness on each patient’s multidimensional status.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with patients, families, communities, and interprofessional team members in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate in collaborative decision‑making that is culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, humane, and mindful of economic resources.
• Educates patients, families, and significant others about measures that promote, maintain, restore health, or promote comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge to medical‑surgical nursing, ensuring care is age‑specific and aligned with the department’s Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• May perform point‑of‑care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 1 year registered nurse experience (Ministry Float) or two years registered nurse experience (Regional Float).

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information orally.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lb; occasional lifting/carrying objects weighing 25–50 lb and occasional patient moving.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, keyboard use, and data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (≤20 in) and far (≈20 ft) distances; ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and hear alarms or equipment issues.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving; rare crawling and running.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Illinois: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• Missouri: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and RN – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or RN issued by a Compact State.
• Oklahoma: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and RN issued by a Compact State or RN – Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
• Wisconsin: BLS HCP – American Heart Association and RN issued by a Compact State or RN – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Schedule

0.9 FTE days. Every 3rd weekend and a holiday rotation.

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America).

Department

Campus Float.