Critical Care Registered Nurse (Float Pool)

Black Women's Mental Health Institute; Town of Cairo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Women's Mental Health Institute seeks a Critical Care Float Pool Nurse to provide advanced nursing care across ICU, step-down, and other high-acuity units.

You will rapidly assess and respond to deteriorations, manage life-support therapies, and collaborate with diverse care teams to uphold excellence in patient outcomes across settings.

Qualifications

• Strong critical care nursing expertise across ICU and step-down environments.
• Proficiency in medication administration and continuous monitoring.
• Competence in ventilator management and infusion therapy oversight.
• Excellent clinical judgment, rapid assessment skills, and ability to stabilize patients.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in diverse hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly assess and manage complex, critically ill patients using evidence-based practice.
• Administer medications safely and monitor patient response.
• Manage life-support and critical therapies, including ventilators and IV drips.
• Respond promptly to patient deterioration and clinical emergencies.
• Adapt quickly to new teams, unit workflows, and patient needs while maintaining consistent care quality.

Skills

Critical care nursing expertise

Medication administration

Ventilator management

Clinical judgment & rapid assessment

Communication in diverse hospital sets

Job description

Role: Critical Care Float Pool Nurse providing advanced nursing care across ICU, step-down, and other high-acuity units.

Key Duties

• Rapidly assess and manage complex, critically ill patients using evidence-based practice.
• Administer medications safely and monitor patient response.
• Manage life-support and critical therapies, including ventilators and IV drips.
• Respond promptly to patient deterioration and clinical emergencies.
• Adapt quickly to new teams, unit workflows, and patient needs while maintaining consistent care quality.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong critical care nursing expertise across ICU and step-down environments.
• Proficiency in medication administration and continuous monitoring.
• Competence in ventilator management and infusion therapy oversight.
• Excellent clinical judgment, rapid assessment skills, and ability to stabilize patients.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in diverse hospital settings.