Registered Nurse (RN) - Float

About the role

Due to growth, we are adding to our team! Join a supportive and inspiring Float team where you will be encouraged and guided every step of the way, with ample opportunities for growth, learning, and professional development. The department structure ensures that staff have a manageable workload, with floating and supporting inpatient units, surgical, neuro, medical, most featuring just 18 beds. This allows you to provide the attentive, high‑quality care your patients deserve. Opportunities to cross‑train to IV Therapy, LDRP, Day Surgery; with potential growth to expand coverage to ER and ICU. The float team is an integrated highly engaged team supporting the Summit site offering expertise, camaraderie, compassion, and shared purpose—everyone lifts each other up, and successes are celebrated together.

About this location

Aurora Medical Center – Summit is a 117‑bed facility staffed by over 260 nurses, offering state‑of‑the‑art care in a thoughtfully designed space that prioritizes comfort, safety, and privacy. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency care, on‑site specialists, and advanced facilities such as a Level II Trauma Center, Brain & Spine Center, Bariatric Surgery, Stroke Care, Advanced Robotics, Women’s Services, and a Cancer Center. The culture emphasizes collaboration, respect, and patient empowerment, with opportunities for professional growth, development, continuous learning, and work‑life balance.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Utilize evidence‑based practice, clinical decision‑making, compassion, and communication skills to create the safest patient environment and optimal patient experience across the continuum.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association or obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Previous RN inpatient experience.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting throughout the workday.
• Must safely lift up to 35 pounds and perform patient‑handling tasks, including pushing/pulling up to 30 pounds and assisting with 150‑pound sliding transfers.
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills required for clinical procedures and equipment operation.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform safety interventions, including verbal de‑escalation and restraints when necessary.
• Potential exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste; appropriate protective equipment must be used.
• Physical abilities testing and additional department‑specific requirements may apply.