RN-Float Pool

Company: MultiCare Health System
Location: Auburn
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Job Number:82812

Location:Auburn,

WA

Entity:MultiCare Health System

Category:Nursing - RN Staff

Department:System Floats

Specialty:Critical Care

Employment Type:On-Call/Per-Diem

Shift:Variable

Schedule:Variable

Do you like change, flexibility and meeting new people? If so, System Float Pool is the job for you. We have 5 hospitals within our health system that you will travel between so there's never a dull moment.

The reasons to work at MultiCare are as unique as the people who do. Join us for the professional challenges you seek. In the settings you prefer. With schedules that fit your life. Learn more at www.multicarejobs.org

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse-Float Pool provides clinical nursing care to assigned patients, performing related assessments, procedures and treatments, evaluations, patient care plan development/revisions, and education to patient and/or family. The RN-Float puts the patient first and ensures that high quality care is given to assigned patients by following policies, clinical guidelines, safety systems such as medication scanning and bed alarm use, timely and accurate documentation, core measure compliance and serving as a patient advocate. The RN-Float makes providing an exceptional patient/family experience high priority.

Float Nurses are initially trained in Medical/Surgical/Orthopedic and Critical Care Unit (CCU) competencies and will primarily float between these two areas. Once solid competency and performance is established in these areas, Float Nurses are expected to expand their competency set to be able to float to Pediatrics, low acuity NICU, Mother/Baby, and other departments as needed, through ongoing training determined by the Manager of the RN Float Pool. Specialty Trained Float Pool Nurses in Critical care will be put into dual competencies such as Pcu/ED/Psych

Minimum Requirements:

Three (3) years of experience required

Education/Licenses/Certifications:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

RN licensure issued by Washington State to practice professional nursing

Refer to CPR and ALS policy grid for requirements

Must be available to attend eight consecutive weekdays of general hospital orientation

ACLS required at time of hire.

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