RN – Acute Care Float, Nights

Guthrie; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Float pool premium pay

Night shift premium

Job summary

Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in New York is seeking an experienced RN to join the Acute Care Float Pool. You’ll provide care across multiple inpatient units with a consistent night shift schedule and no travel between Guthrie facilities.

The role offers a full-time night shift (7:00 PM–7:00 AM), three 12-hour shifts per week, rotating weekends, Float Pool premium pay, and up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• This role requires an RN licensed in the state of employment.
• BSN preferred with ACLS/BLS certifications.
• Experience in acute care settings or NLRN pathway.
• Ability to work night shifts and rotate weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care across acute care units.
• Develop and update patient care plans.
• Advocate for patient rights and safety.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Nursing care

Acute care

RN experience

Team collaboration

Education

BSN preferred

State RN license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Multiple acute care units. One hospital. Night shift. Premium float pay and up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus

Join the Acute Care Float Pool at Guthrie Lourdes Hospital and bring your nursing experience to multiple inpatient units without traveling between Guthrie facilities. You'll get the variety of float nursing while staying rooted at one hospital with a consistent night shift schedule.

This full-time night shift opportunity offers $40.00 - $54.12 per hour based on experience, Float Pool premium pay, and up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus.

What You’ll Get:

• Full-time night shift, 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Rotating weekends
• Float across designated acute care units based on staffing needs and your clinical competencies
• Stay entirely within Guthrie Lourdes Hospital
• No travel or floating between Guthrie facilities
• Float Pool premium pay in addition to eligible differentials
• Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus

Who We're Looking For:

This role is built for an experienced RN who enjoys variety, adapts well to changing patient needs, and is comfortable working across multiple acute care environments. As part of the Acute Care Float Pool, you'll support designated inpatient units based on your skills and competencies, working alongside established nursing teams throughout Guthrie Lourdes Hospital.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Full-time night shift, 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Rotating weekends
• Float across designated acute care units based on staffing needs and your clinical competencies
• Stay entirely within Guthrie Lourdes Hospital
• No travel or floating between Guthrie facilities
• Float Pool premium pay in addition to eligible differentials
• Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus

About Guthrie Lourdes Hospital:

For more than 100 years, Guthrie Lourdes Hospital has served the Binghamton community. As part of the Guthrie health system, Lourdes combines the resources of a larger health system with the consistency of working within one hospital community.

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Essential functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.

Education, License & Cert:

• Registered Nurse in the State of Practice.
• BSN in Nursing preferred.
• Any previously agreed upon effective date for obtaining a Bachelor's degree in nursing between individuals and facilities will remain in effect, including those who transition to their position from the NLRN Program.
• Any contract with specific time frames for obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing will supersede the above point and will remain in effect.
• Specialty Certification is preferred.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.

Experience:

• The Registered Nurse must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience. Alternately, the Registered Nurse may have less than one year of experience if they have been transitioned to their position from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program.
• The Registered Nurse must meet the individual nursing unit specifications regarding educational requirements during employment.
• Must maintain BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.
• Specifications regarding educational requirements during employment are determined by the Nursing Department and Nursing Unit.

Essential Functions:

Employs Nursing Professional Practice: Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care. Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served.

Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.

Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including student; Facilities formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community.

Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care;