Clinical Nurse - Acute Care Float Pool

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's is seeking an Acute Care Float Pool Registered Nurse in Phoenix, Arizona. This role requires a flexible, team-oriented nurse to provide high-quality care for children across various acute care settings. Responsibilities include assessing patient conditions, supervising care team activities, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have an ADN or BSN, current Arizona RN license, and BLS certification. Night shift opportunities are available, and new graduates are currently not considered.

Qualifications

• Current State of Arizona RN license or compact state license.
• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider.
• 3+ years of pediatric setting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes nursing assessments of patient conditions.
• Evaluates patient responses to care and documents progress.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members.
• Works collaboratively with patient care team and family.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Critical thinking

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Two-year (ADN) degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or RN to BSN program

Job description

Clinical Nurse - Acute Care Float Pool

Position Details

• Department: PCH-MAIN | Staffing & Data Resource Ctr
• Location: Phoenix
• Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun (Days Vary), Shifts Vary, 12am-12am
• Category: Nursing
• Posting #: 528801
• Employee Type: Varies

Position Summary

Acute Care Float Pool Registered Nurses utilize a patient and family-centered approach to provide compassionate and high-quality care for children of all ages. Acute Care Float Pool Nurses are assigned on a shift-by-shift basis to care for patients in one of the acute care units, including Care Areas 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, and med/surg overflow. Patient populations cared for include acute and chronic medical, surgical, hem/onc, rehab, and behavioral health patients. Nurses collaboratively work with a multi-disciplinary team to care for patients. Clinical leadership is available on both days and nights to provide ongoing support. The Acute Care Float Pool environment requires flexibility, strong critical‑thinking and decision‑making skills, excellent communication and teamwork abilities, and the desire to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic setting. Night shift opportunities are currently available. New Graduates are not currently being considered.

Position Duties

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
• Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with unit’s policies and requirements.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members’ performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children’s will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well‑being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

Position Qualifications

Education

• Two‑year (ADN) degree in nursing, a four‑year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program.

Experience

• Do you have work experience in a pediatric setting?
• Do you have three or more years of experience as it relates to this position?

Additional Requirements

• Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date.
• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date.

Certification / License / Registry Requirements For The Position

• AZ RN License OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State - Required
• Basic Life Support - Required
• Crisis Prevention Institute - Required
• Ped ER Assess Recog & Stable - Required
• Fingerprint Clearance Card - Required

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

• Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Reaching - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Sitting - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - Applicable