Nurse RN - Float| Nurse Float Pool| Day|PRN

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

UF Health in the St. Augustine region seeks a Registered Nurse Float I to provide individualized nursing care across ICU, CVU, and Med/Surg units within established standards.

This PRN role requires a minimum of four shifts per month, two major holidays per year, and one weekend shift each month. Responsibilities include comprehensive patient assessments, implementing and updating care plans, administering medications, and rounds with physicians.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing.
• 1 year of acute care nursing experience required.
• Critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and complete assessments and establish a patient plan of care.
• Assists with nursing care and ensures patient safety and comfort.
• Attend rounds with physicians, review orders, and provide bedside status reports.
• Demonstrates proper supply/equipment handling and inventory control.
• Obtains and verifies consent forms.
• Supervises and assigns staff to patients.
• Recognizes and intervenes in life-threatening emergencies and administers emergency medications.
• Educates patients and families on pain management and care plans.

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Job description

Overview

The Registered Nurse Float I provides individualized nursing care services within the standards of nursing practice: assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and patient health education. This Registered Nurse will float between the ICU, CVU and Med/Surg unit.

PRN employee is required to work:

1. A minimum of four (4) shifts per month to maintain competent performance.


2. Work two (2) major holidays per year


3. Work one (1) weekend shift every month (weekend is defined as Friday 11 p.m. through Monday 7 a.m.)

Responsibilities

Incumbents in this position will:

• Perform accurate and complete assessments on patients within established time frames; requests consult as indicated. Establishes and updates a patient plan of care based on periodic assessments.


• Assists with providing for the physical comfort and safety of patients (i.e. bath and linen changes, administration of medication(s), dietary intake, and other necessary treatments). Ensures security of patient’s personal items and reports discrepancies to supervisor in a timely fashion.


• Attend rounds with physicians as indicated, assist with exams, discuss patient progress. Review and implement physician’s orders. Provide concise bedside report regarding patients' status to the on-coming shift.


• Demonstrates the proper procedure for obtaining, charging for, and returning supplies/equipment and maintains adequate supply levels through the use of accurate inventory control.


• Obtains and verifies consent forms.


• Supervises and gives assignments to the staff assigned to his/her patients.


• Recognizes and intervenes in life threatening emergencies, including the administration of emergency drugs, and defibrillator or other emergency treatment.


• Regularly evaluate patient’s level of pain using an approved pain scale, as evidenced by documentation on the medical record. Intervenes in a timely manner to alleviate patient’s pain and evaluate the effectiveness of relief efforts, as evidenced by documentation on the medical record.


• Educate patients and their families to pain management at UF Health St. Johns as evidenced by documentation on the medical record.


• Performs QA initiatives related to core Measures and Flagler Hospital Admission Standards. Provides and documents patient education based on assessed needs, including family and patient preferences in teaching as appropriate

Qualifications

Education:

• Associates degree in nursing

Required Experience:

• 1 year of acute care nursing

Preferred Experience:

• Critical care