Registered Nurse - Float Pool (2025-1212)

About the role

The position is a licensed professional responsible for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This individual provides safe, quality care to these patients using the nursing process as the basis for clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient safety and quality care through assessment, guidance, and facilitation of workflow on the unit.
• Assumes patient assignments when necessary and mentors staff, float, and agency personnel.
• Maintains awareness of Joint Commission standards, state codes, and practice acts, and monitors and evaluates nursing care.
• Communicates and collaborates with bed placement and the clinical resource to ensure clinical placement is expedited.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington.
• Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or six months' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
• Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
• Communicates and works effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
• Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
• Accesses information and communicates in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
• Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.

Skills

• Safe use of patient care equipment.
• Identifies as a resource for other care teams as necessary.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient, by direct observation, consultation, and patient rounds.
• Maintains fiscal responsibility by monitoring and adjusting staffing during shift and determining staffing needs for the following shift by utilizing sound clinical judgment.
• Accepts personal responsibility to maintain competencies for direct patient care and team leadership.

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon employment.

Pay

Min $48.82 - Max $89.19/hrly.

Schedule

Assigned tour of duty hours.