Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem

City of Hope; Zion, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse, Float Per Diem, to support multiple units across our care network. The role emphasizes cross-training, flexible staffing, and high-level cardiac monitoring skills to ensure continuous patient care.

Qualified candidates hold an Illinois RN license, BLS and ACLS certifications, and have 1+ year in critical care, ED, SDS/PACU, or stem cell transplant units. Night shift coverage is expected, and per diem scheduling offers flexible commitment.

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 - read and operate cardiac monitor, recognize rhythms, intervene
• BLS certification upon hire and maintained in position
• ACLS certification upon hire and maintained in position

Responsibilities

• Maintains competencies; cross-trained staff for shifts and census fluctuations
• Assumes responsibility of the RN job description and area requirements
• Provide flexible staffing to meet patient care needs
• Interpret and operate cardiac monitors; recognize rhythms and intervene
• Attend in-house codes and rapid response calls
• Care for complex patients, including hemodynamically unstable and ventilated
• Initiate/maintain IV therapy including vasoactive meds and central lines
• Use life-support modalities safely
• Commit to 7:00 PM–7:00 AM shift requirements

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Critical care nursing

Critical thinking

Education

NLNAC or CCNE nursing program

Illinois RN license

Tools

Cardiac monitor operation

Ventilator management

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

Your qualifications should include:

• 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.