RN – Float Pool - Days

Guthrie; Sayre (Bradford County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign‑on bonus up to $25k

RN Referral Bonus

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

403B with employer match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA seeks a Float Pool Registered Nurse to support Med/Surg and Telemetry on a fixed site, with a 3x12 night schedule and no cross‑campus rotations.

Earn up to a $25,000 sign‑on bonus plus referral and relocation bonuses, with comprehensive benefits and retirement contributions. This role emphasizes flexible coverage within a single hospital while delivering safe, high‑quality patient care.

Qualifications

• RN license in the state of practice.
• BSN preferred.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Advocate for ethical and holistic care.
• Foster learning for patients, families, nursing, and the healthcare team.
• Ensure safety, quality, and evidence‑based practice in care delivery.
• Lead in practice setting and collaborate with inter‑professional team.
• Participate in planning and presenting educational programs.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical communication

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse license in state of practice

BSN preferred

BLS certification

ACLS (unit dependent)

Job description

Overview

If you’re a nurse who wants variety without the chaos of traveling between hospitals, while earning up to a $25,000 Sign‑On Bonus, this is your lane!

At Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, our Float Pool RNs work within one hospital only, supporting Med/Surg and Telemetry units—no cross‑campus floating, no constant reorientation, just meaningful variety with the stability of a single team.

This is an ideal role for nurses who:

• Want to build broad clinical experience without leaving acute care
• Enjoy stepping in where they’re needed and making an immediate impact
• Are looking for higher earning potential through float differentials
• Prefer nights and a consistent 3x12 schedule
• As a Float Pool RN, you’re not just filling gaps—you’re the reason units stay strong. You’ll bring skill, flexibility, and confidence into each shift, helping teams deliver safe, high‑quality care when it matters most.

Schedule

• Night Shift: 3x12s (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
• Every other weekend and holiday rotation

What makes this role different

• Work exclusively at Robert Packer Hospital — no traveling between facilities
• Float within Acute Care (Med/Surg & Telemetry only)
• Earn additional Float Pool premium pay on top of base rate
• Strong team support with consistent expectations across units

Why Guthrie

• Up to $25,000 Sign‑On Bonus for experienced RNs
• $10,000 RN Referral Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision starting the 1st of the month after hire
• Up to $9,000 in relocation assistance
• Up to $7,500/year in tuition reimbursement (after 90 days)
• 403B with employer match
• Generous PTO accruals starting Day 1

Join a team where flexibility doesn’t mean unpredictability—and where your experience is recognized, supported, and well‑compensated.

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes. Aligns patient safety, self‑safety, and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes.
5. Engages in Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards. Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence‑based practice.
6. Leader in Practice Setting & Community: demonstrates leadership as change agents using the collaborative leadership skills of advocacy, influence and innovation. In partnering with colleagues appropriately delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter‑professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge. Models professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession.
7. Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs.
8. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‑inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of the position.

Other Duties

1. Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the position.
2. Skilled to work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
3. Ability to use independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery.
4. Demonstrated interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude.
5. Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.