RN Float III | Nurse Float Pool

UF Health St. Johns; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health St. Johns is seeking a Registered Nurse Float III to provide individualized nursing care across Med Surg and Critical Care areas.

The role emphasizes assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient education in line with nursing standards. Qualified candidates hold a Florida RN license with BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications and have 3 years of acute care nursing experience; 5+ years of CC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing.
• 3 years of acute care nursing experience.
• 5+ years of critical care experience preferred.
• Florida RN license.
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and complete patient assessments and update care plans.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort, administer medications and support basic needs.
• Attend rounds with physicians and implement orders.
• Provide concise bedside reports to oncoming staff.
• Maintain supply inventories and proper charging of equipment.
• Obtain and verify consent forms.
• Supervise and assign tasks to nursing staff on unit.
• Recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies.
• Evaluate and document pain levels and relief effectiveness.
• Educate patients and families on pain management.
• Document QA and adherence to hospital standards.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Critical care familiarity

Education

Associates degree in nursing

Job description

Overview

The Registered Nurse Float III provides individualized nursing care services within the standards of nursing practice: assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and patient health education. This RN Float III will float between the Med Surg and Critical Care areas or other areas as assigned.

Overview

The Registered Nurse Float III provides individualized nursing care services within the standards of nursing practice: assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and patient health education. This RN Float III will float between the Med Surg and Critical Care areas or other areas as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and complete assessments on patients within established time frames; requests consult as indicated. Establishes and updates a patient plan of care based on periodic assessments.
• Assists with providing for the physical comfort and safety of patients (i.e. bath and linen changes, administration of medication(s), dietary intake, and other necessary treatments). Ensures security of patient's personal items and reports discrepancies to supervisor in a timely fashion.
• Attend rounds with physicians as indicated, assist with exams, discuss patient progress. Review and implement physician's orders.
• Provide concise bedside report regarding patients' status to the on-coming shift.
• Demonstrates the proper procedure for obtaining, charging for, and returning supplies/equipment and maintains adequate supply levels through the use of accurate inventory control.
• Obtains and verifies consent forms.
• Supervises and gives assignments to the staff assigned to his/her patients.
• Recognizes and intervenes in life threatening emergencies, including the administration of emergency drugs, and defibrillator or other emergency treatment.
• Regularly evaluate patient's level of pain using an approved pain scale, as evidenced by documentation on the medical record.
• Intervenes in a timely manner to alleviate patient's pain and evaluate the effectiveness of relief efforts, as evidenced by documentation on the medical record.
• Educate patients and their families to pain management at UF Health St. Johns as evidenced by documentation on the medical record.
• Performs QA initiatives related to core Measures and Flagler Hospital Admission Standards. Provides and documents patient education based on assessed needs, including family and patient preferences in teaching as appropriate.

Shift Requirement

• A minimum of sixteen (16) shifts per quarter to maintain competent performance.
• Work two (2) major holidays per year
• Work four (4) weekend shifts every quarter (defined as Saturday 7am-Monday 7am)

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Associates degree in nursing

Required Experience

• 3 years of acute care nursing

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years of critical care experience
• Traveler experience

Required License

• Florida RN license

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS