RN -Float ICU (Full Time, Nights)

Nicklaus Children's Health System; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicklaus Children’s Health System seeks a pediatric RN for the Nursing Float Pool in Miami. The role emphasizes comprehensive care planning, family-centered education, and safe, evidence-based practice across units.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, perform admissions, discharges, and treatments, and ensure accurate documentation in Cerner. Ideal candidates hold a Florida RN license, BSN, and active BLS/PALS; ACLS/NRP within set timeframes.

Qualifications

• RN Licensure in Florida or eNLC and active
• AS: BLS, PALS within time frames, ACLS within 1 year, NRP within 1 year

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and document plan of care; collaboration with disciplines
• Conduct admission history, assessments, pain reassessment and discharge planning
• Perform medications administration with six rights; manage drips
• Provide family-centered care and patient education; translate when needed
• Document promptly in the EHR and communicate changes with physicians
• Promote safety and quality care; participate in rounds and incident reporting
• Float to multiple units while maintaining clinical excellence and service quality
• Utilize SBAR for handoffs and ensure safe wound care per policy

Skills

Time management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Customer service

Evidence-based practice

Adaptability

Flexibility to float between units

Education

BSN degree or enrolled in BSN program

National certification within 2–5 years

1 year RN ICU pediatrics experience

Tools

Cerner

EHR proficiency

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the planning and delivery of care utilizing nursing processes: assessment, implementation, and evaluation. Oversees the plan of care, utilizes effective problem solving strategies, and applies evidence based practices. Supports and upholds quality standards of a Magnet designated hospital and Patient Bill of Rights. Practices under the supervision of the Nursing Manager/Director. Provides compassionate and family centered care.

Job Specific Duties

• Ensures completion of patient admission, history, assessment, & pain reassessment. Accurately prepares & completes the discharge planning process per department and hospital policies & procedures.
• Conducts handoff with oncoming RN utilizing SBAR; documents in Cerner. Conducts assessments and documents.
• Plans, implements, and documents the plan of care (i.e. high risk of falls) in collaboration with other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.
• Provides nursing care that includes: mechanical ventilation, IV site monitoring, suctioning, specimen collection, lines, tubes and drains, and assists medical team with procedures.
• Follows physician’s orders and administers medication including drips. Adheres to six rights of medication administration.
• Collaborates and rounds with a multi-disciplinary team during daily care planning rounds as appropriate and fosters a Family Centered Care Environment.
• Utilizes electronic innovations to provide efficient patient care. Attends to patient call lights in a manner that promotes patient safety per hospital policy.
• Reports critical values or change in status to the physicians within Procedure and Policy Standards of 30 minutes and documents clinician notification in Cerner.
• Ensures proper and safe wound care as required by Wound Care Policy and Procedures.
• Responsible for completing scoring process, assessment, as well as requesting additional narcotics or orders from Physicians.
• Responsible for assessing site, circulation and range of motion every 2 hours for restraints, per hospital policy and procedures.
• Accesses electronic health record independently according to hospital policy. Completes accurate and timely documentation in the patient’s electronic health record.
• Communicates with patients and families to review plan of care, provide education, and when necessary use appropriate translation methods. Communicates any patient and family concerns to physician.
• Promotes an “error free” working environment by consistently providing high-quality safe care as per hospital policies.
• Responsible for providing a safe environment for co-workers by placing isolation/precaution signs (droplet, contact, or airborne).
• Creates incident reports for hospital acquired conditions, near misses, malfunction of machine on patients, and adverse events/medication errors documenting the situation within 72 hours.
• Assesses all body systems, ensures safe efficient care, absence of medication errors, avoidance of falls, prevention of central line infections, ouch-free procedural pain, and pain reduction.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• RN Licensure within the State of Florida or Multi-State Enhanced Nursing License Compact (eNLC) – maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• American Heart Association BLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• American Heart Association PALS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment. Required within 2 years of hire date
• American Heart Association ACLS required within 1 year of hire date - ACLS required as specified by the department -maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP maintain active and in good standing throughout employment. Required within 1 year of hire date

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• BSN degree or currently enrolled in a BSN degree program.
• Career Development: National certification preferably within 2-5 years of hire.
• 1 year RN experience in an intensive care environment for pediatrics preferred.
• Proficiency in computers and Electronic Health Record (EHR) preferred.
• Analyzes and interprets data; utilizes information to make decisions regarding patient care.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work well with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to create a family centered care environment by providing excellent customer service.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to apply principles of evidence-based practice, analytical thinking, and service excellence in practice.
• Ability to adapt and adjust to changing environments frequently including mid-shift.
• Able to float to various nursing units while maintaining the delivery of clinical excellence and high quality service.

Job: Nursing - Clinical

Department: NURSING FLOAT POOL-2100-609002

Job Status: Professional