Registered Nurse, Inpatient Float Pool

Rutherford Regional Health System; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rutherford Regional Health System is recruiting a Registered Nurse for the Inpatient Float Pool. The role involves serving across ICU, ED, and Med Surg/Tele units, delivering comprehensive nursing care and maintaining patient safety on a busy inpatient unit.

Ideal candidates hold an NC or compact-state RN license, with 1–3 years in critical or acute care settings. The position offers growth opportunities, teamwork, and a mission-driven work environment within Lifepoint Health.

Qualifications

• Current North Carolina or compact state RN license
• Associate's degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1–3 years of ICU, ED, and Med Surg/Tele experience; cross-training may be provided
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required or obtainable

Responsibilities

• Completes initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Performs assessments across physical, psychosocial, environmental, and discharge needs.
• Executes planned care including medications, specimens, and treatments.
• Documents patient care accurately in chart.
• Monitors patient status and communicates with care team and family.
• Assists with activities of daily living and mobility.
• Coordinates care across units and handles transfers and discharges.
• Provides patient and family education tailored to age and culture.
• Supports orientation and training of other staff as directed.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Schedule: Day shift / 7am-7pm

Your experience matters

Rutherford Regional Health System is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As aRegistered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated tomaking communities healthier.Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

As a member of our Inpatient Services Float Pool at Rutherford Regional Health System, you will serve as a valuable resource nurse across several key patient care areas, including ICU, Emergency Department, and Med Surg/Tele. Float Pool nurses play an important role in helping maintain safe, responsive care across these units while gaining broad clinical exposure, variety in their day-to-day work, and the opportunity to grow across multiple specialties. If you're looking to join a growing, enthusiastic team that values teamwork, flexibility, and quality outcomes, our community-based Float Pool may be exactly what you're looking for.

How you'll contribute

• Completes initial and ongoing assessments.


• Assessments include physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care abilities, educational, age appropriate, cultural and discharge planning needs.


• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.


• Documents patient care given.


• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.


• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.


• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.


• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.


• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient. Employee supervises others. Assists with orientation and training of others as directed.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - plus tailored options for part‑time and PRN employees.


• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, disability coverage, paid family leave, and paid time off.


• Financial & Career Growth: Tuition assistance, loan assistance, and a 401(k) with company match.


• Employee Well‑being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care, mental health services, and discount programs.


• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Current North Carolina or compact state RN license required


• Associate's degree in Nursing required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. 1-3 years preferred and recent experience in ICU, ED, and Med Surg/Tele. Cross training may be provided.

Additional requirements include

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.


• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Ability to respond to and perform in emergent situations.


• Basic Life Support (BLS)


• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)


• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)


• Handle with Care to be received within 30 days of orientation and kept annually

More about Rutherford Regional Health System

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients across Rutherford County and surrounding communities. As part of Lifepoint Health, we combine the support and resources of a national healthcare network with the close-knit feel of a community hospital. Through our partnership with Duke Lifepoint Healthcare, we are strengthening quality, expanding access to physician expertise and specialists, and investing in resources that help transform healthcare in Rutherford County. Here, you'll be part of a collaborative team committed to making a meaningful difference for patients and helping build healthier communities.

EEOC Statement

\"Rutherford Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rutherford Regional Health System is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.\"

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.