Clinical Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Critical Care Float Pool to deliver high-quality care to children facing various health challenges. This role involves flexibility, teamwork, and strong critical-thinking skills within a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a current RN license for Arizona, with BLS certification. Night shift opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current State of Arizona RN license or equivalent.
• Experience with critical care nursing is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care to children with acute and chronic illnesses.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Document patient progress and share outcomes with healthcare teams.

Skills

Critical thinking and decision-making

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or enrolled in an RN to BSN program

Tools

BLS certification

Crisis Prevention Institute training

Neonatal Resuscitation

Pediatrics Advanced Life Support

Job description

Clinical Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool

Position Summary

Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurses utilize a patient and family-centered approach to provide compassionate and high-quality care for children of all ages. Critical Care Float Pool RNs are assigned on a shift-by-shift basis to care for patients in one of the critical care units that includes CVICU, PICU, NICU and Emergency Department. RNs in critical care provide care for patients with a variety of acute and chronic illnesses including those with respiratory, neurological, traumatic, and cardiovascular diagnoses. 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 Critical Care Float Pool environment requires those with flexibility, strong critical-thinking and decision-making skills, excellent communication and teamwork abilities, and the desire to work in fast‑paced and dynamic settings. Night shift opportunities are currently available. New graduates are not currently being considered. This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

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.

Position Qualifications

Education

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

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.
• Required: 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
• Neonatal Resuscitation - Required
• Pediatrics Advanced Life Support - 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