Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem

ctca; Zion (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem, to support multiple units across shifts. The role requires flexibility for census-driven staffing and maintaining RN competencies across clinical areas.

Ideal candidates will interpret cardiac monitors, respond to codes, and care for patients with complex needs, including those who are ventilated. Night shifts from 7:00p to 7:00a are common.

Qualifications

• BLS certification upon hire and maintained
• ACLS certification upon hire and maintained
• One-year current hospital nursing experience in Critical Care/ED/SDS/PACU or Stem Cell Transplant unit

Responsibilities

• Maintain competencies and be cross-trained for census fluctuations
• Interpret and operate cardiac monitors; recognize rhythms and intervene as needed
• Attend in-house codes and rapid response calls as required
• Care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically unstable and ventilated patients
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy and central lines
• Work 7:00p-7:00a shift

Skills

Telemetry competency

Cardiac monitor interpretation

Rhythm recognition

Education

NLNAC or CCNE nursing program

Illinois RN license

Tools

Cardiac monitor equipment

Job description

Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem About City of Hope ,

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope's uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

• Maintains Competencies and is cross-trained staff assigned each shift for census fluctuations or periods of time for replacement.
• Assumes the responsibility of the job description for the professional clinical registered nurse and the position-specific requirements of the clinical area assigned.
• Willingness and ability to provide flexible staffing needs in order to meet the needs of the patient care areas (Refer to CRC Guidelines and Expectations).
• Ability to interpret and operate cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognize normal/abnormal rhythms /trends, and institute appropriate interventions
• Attend in house codes and rapid response calls as required
• Caring for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients
• Initiating and maintain complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters & arterial lines
• Safe use of less invasive, life-supporting modalities (i.e. BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure-based CO/CI & SVO2 monitor, core temperature monitors)
• Must be able to work 7:00p-7:00a

QUALIFICATIONS

• One-year current hospital nursing as RN in Critical Care, ED, SDS/PACU, or Inpatient Stem Cell Transplant Unit
• Graduate of NLNAC or CCNE school of Nursing
• State of Illinois Registered Nurse License.
• Telemetry competency - Ability to read and operate cardiac monitor, recognize normal/abnormal rhythms, and institute appropriate interventions
• BLS certification upon hire and maintained in position.
• ACLS certification upon hire and maintained in position.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.