RN – Float Pool - Rotating Shifts

Looking for flexibility without giving up a full-time schedule? Want variety, strong unit support, and real work-life balance? Guthrie Corning Hospital is hiring Full-Time Registered Nurses to join our Float Pool, supporting Medical/Surgical and Telemetry units. This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy diverse patient care, continuous learning, and a predictable schedule — all backed by one of the region’s most stable and respected health systems.

About the role

You’ll gain broad clinical exposure while maintaining consistency, benefits, and long-term career stability.

• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Shifts: Rotating Days (7:00 AM–7:00 PM) and Nights (7:00 PM–7:00 AM)
• Weekend rotation included
• Units Supported: Medical/Surgical and Telemetry

Why join the Float Pool at Guthrie

• Variety Without Burnout: Work across multiple units without constant schedule changes
• Skill Expansion: Strengthen assessment, prioritization, and critical-thinking skills
• Premium Differentials: Earn more for nights, weekends, and float assignments
• Strong Team Support: Welcoming units and collaborative nursing culture
• Career Flexibility: A great option whether you’re early in your career or seeking a sustainable long-term role

Responsibilities

• Provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment
• Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care
• Implements and/or administers all prescribed testing, medications, and/or protocols appropriately and in compliance with established standards
• Ensures all pertinent patient/family education has been provided
• Develops, updates, and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and optimize outcomes
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate
• Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served
• Advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs
• Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team
• Facilitates formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, and the community
• Aligns practice with safety and quality by integrating evidence and best practice into nursing care
• Uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes
• Engages in ongoing professional development and practices at the top of license within legal parameters
• Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence-based practice
• Demonstrates leadership as change agents using collaborative leadership skills
• Appropriately delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team
• Models professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession
• Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs
• Proficiency in information technology, such as electronic health records and communication systems
• Works effectively with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Uses independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery
• Manages multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations

Requirements

• Registered Nurse currently licensed in the state of employment
• At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse, or transitioned from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program
• BLS certification
• ACLS is unit dependent
• BSN in Nursing preferred
• Specialty Certification preferred

Benefits

• Up to a $30,000 Sign-On Bonus (limited-time enhancement)
• Extra premiums for being in the Float Pool, plus night shift and weekend differentials
• Medical and dental coverage starting Day 1
• Generous PTO accrual beginning at hire
• Relocation assistance up to $12,000
• Tuition reimbursement up to $7,500 annually (after 90 days)
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Corning Hospital Pension Plan
• Free on-site parking

Pay

The pay for this position ranges from $38.34-$54.80 per hour.

About Guthrie Corning Hospital

For over 110 years, Guthrie Corning Hospital has proudly served the Southern Tier with high-quality, compassionate care. Our state-of-the-art facility, opened in 2014, offers advanced technology, modern patient spaces, and a collaborative environment where nurses thrive. As part of the Guthrie Clinic network, we’re committed to excellence in every aspect of care — and to supporting our staff with the resources they need to grow.

Guthrie is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and caregiver support. Float Pool nurses here are valued, trusted, and supported — never treated as “fill-ins.” Recognized as a Top Healthcare Employer:

• Best Places to Work 2025 – Modern Healthcare
• America's Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare 2025 – Newsweek
• America's Best-In-State Employers (PA) 2025 – Forbes
• America's Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals 2025 – Forbes
• America's Best Employers for Women 2025 – Forbes