RN - Float Pool, Per Diem

Guthrie; City of Corning (NY); Hybrid; USD 51,398 - 73,467; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Comprehensive orientation

Virtual RN support

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Corning, NY is seeking Per Diem Registered Nurses to join the Acute Care Float Team. This role offers flexibility with 12-hour shifts and opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities include providing patient-centered care, advocating for patients, and ensuring safe practices. Applicants should have a valid nursing license in New York and preferably a BSN. The pay ranges from $37.31 to $53.33 per hour, with support from a dynamic clinical team.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in New York State.
• BSN preferred but not required.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care in an acute care environment.
• Advocate for patients' autonomy and dignity.
• Monitor and communicate patient conditions effectively.

Skills

Nursing experience

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

BSN in Nursing

Registered Nurse in the State of Practice

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Overview

Choose Your Shifts. Expand Your Skills. Make an Impact. Guthrie Corning Hospital is seeking Per Diem Registered Nurses to join our Acute Care Float Team, offering the flexibility to work when it fits your life — without giving up professional growth or team support. Whether you’re looking to stay clinically sharp across multiple units or pick up extra shifts in a collaborative environment, this role delivers the perfect mix of autonomy, variety, and purpose.

Your Schedule, Your Way:

• Per Diem Flexibility – No long-term commitment required
• 12-Hour Shifts – Choose from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Float Coverage – Rotate between Med/Surg and Telemetry units

What You'll Love:

• Dynamic Clinical Experience – Build skills across multiple acute care units
• Virtual RN Support – Our Pulse Center assists with documentation and coordination during day shifts
• Comprehensive Orientation – We’ll set you up for success from day one
• Award-Winning Culture – Work in a place recognized for excellence and inclusion

Recognized for Excellence:

• Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work 2025
• Becker’s Best Places to Work – 2025
• Forbes 2025: Best Employers for Women, Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals, and Best-In-State Employers (PA)
• Newsweek’s America’s Best-In-State Employers – 2025

About Guthrie Corning Hospital

For more than 110 years, Guthrie Corning Hospital has proudly served the Southern Tier with high-quality, compassionate care. Our state-of-the-art facility, opened in 2014, features advanced technology, modern patient spaces, and a collaborative environment where nurses thrive. As part of the Guthrie Clinic network, we’re committed to excellence in care — and to supporting our staff with the resources they need to grow.

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 RN 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. Implements and/or administers all prescribed testing, medications, and/or protocols appropriately and in compliance with established standards, while ensuring all pertinent patient/family education has been provided. 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.

The pay for this position ranges from $37.31-$53.33 per hour.