Nurse RN - Float | RN Float Pool| Night| Part Time

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

Job summary

UF Health is seeking a Registered Nurse Float to provide individualized nursing care across ICU, CVU, and Med/Surg units. The role emphasizes assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient education in a dynamic clinical setting.

The incumbent will participate in rounds, manage medication administration and safety, and educate patients and families on pain management and care plans. Strong teamwork and rapid assessment skills are essential for this float position.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and complete assessments on patients within established time frames and update care plans.
• Assist with physical comfort and safety of patients, administer medications, manage dietary needs and other treatments.
• Attend rounds with physicians, review orders, and provide bedside reports on patient status to the incoming shift.
• Maintain inventory control, obtain/verify consent forms, and supervise staff assignments as needed.
• Recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies and administer emergency medications as required.
• Evaluate pain levels using a standard scale and document relief outcomes and patient education.
• Coordinate patient education on pain management and core measures adherence.

Education

Associates 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.

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