Registered Nurse - Pediatric Float Pool

SSM Health; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

DailyPay benefits

Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in Missouri is seeking a Regular full-time Registered Nurse to float across multiple units (2S, 3S, 4N, TCU), orienting to NICU, ED, and PICU as needed.

You will provide direct nursing care per established policies, collaborate with the interprofessional team, and educate patients and families. The role requires one year of RN experience and Missouri licensure (or compact state). Shifts include nights and weekends with rotating schedules.

Qualifications

• One-year RN experience
• Missouri RN license or compact state eligibility

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care per established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with patients and families to develop a care plan.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect data, and evaluate outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies considering physical, cultural, social and developmental aspects.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team to coordinate care and discharge planning.
• Educates patients and families about health measures and empowering them.
• Mentors nursing colleagues and promotes a safe, ethical, and compassionate care environment.

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Department: Nursing, Floatto various units within the hospital (2S, 3S, 4N, TCU, orient to NICU and ED then finally to PICU)

One-year licensed RN experience required*

Schedule: Full-Time, Variable Shifts, 36 Hours/Week

Shift Differentials: Available for nights, weekends

Location: SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

Job Summary:

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient’s care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patient’s physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure status.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members of the interprofessional team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources.
• Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department’s Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One-year registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

Work Shift:

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8452010010 Nursing Float

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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