RN Med Surg Float Pool

Allina Health; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO/Time Away

Retirement Savings Plans

Life Insurance

Job summary

Allina Health is seeking an RN for the Med-Surg Float Pool at United Hospital to gain diverse experience across post-surgical, general medicine, oncology, ortho, neuro/spine, mental health, and rehab units.

Earn ongoing professional growth with the Float Pool while meeting licensure requirements and maintaining high-quality patient care across multiple units. Weekend rotations, varied shifts, and union contract considerations apply.

Qualifications

• Med-Surg Float experience and RN licensure required.
• Telemetry experience preferred.
• BLS ACLS certifications strongly preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care across Med-Surg/Telemetry units.
• Assess patient and family needs and coordinate care with team.
• Demonstrate leadership in charge/preceptor roles when assigned.

Skills

Med-Surg Float

RN license

Telemetry

BLS certification

Education

Associate's or Vocational degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Location Address: 333 Smith Ave N Saint Paul, MN 55102-2344

Date Posted: October 09, 2026

Posting Expiration Date: October 17, 2026

Department: 34003820 Patient Care Floats

Shift: Day/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length: 8/12 combo shift

Hours Per Week: 32

Union Contract: MNA-12-United RN-RUH

Weekend Rotation: Every 3rd

Job Summary

Join United Hospital's RN Med-Surg Float Pool and elevate your nursing career by gaining diverse patient care experience across multiple units, including post-surgical, general medicine, oncology, ortho, neuro/spine, mental health, and rehab. Embrace the opportunity to enhance your skills and make a meaningful impact on a wide range of patient populations.

Key Position Details

• Tier 1: Current Med Surg or Telemetry training and experience
• Tier 2: Current Med Surg or Tele RN experience
• Tier 3: New Grad .8 FTE (64 hours per two-week pay period)
• 8- and 12-hour day/night shifts
• Every 3rd weekend rotation

Job Description

Nursing is the assessment and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs. Provides nursing care across patient care departments in alignment with the nurses experience and competencies.

Principle Responsibilities

• Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
• Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
• Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Establishes, in the collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
• Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
• Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
• Fulfills all organizational requirements.

Supplemental Roles

• Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role). Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
• Preceptor (only when acting in this role). Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee’s learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional RN experience
• Medical/Surgical experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire

Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:

• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
• Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below (Location specific, some sites may require):

• Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Current ALS certification from the American Red Cross
• Allina in-house ACLS training (within 60 days of hire)

Certified Medical Surgical RN (CMSRN) preferred

Additional certifications may be needed at certain sites:

• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) within 180 days of hire

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*: Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently

Pay Range

Pay Range: $44.64 to $74.33 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work. Allina Health is committed to adhering with all applicable local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.

Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members. Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support
• Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Diversity & Inclusion

Allina Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and will make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify

Allina Health complies with federal requirements to verify the employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Allina Health is an E-Verify employer Allina Health is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to records available from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm work authorization. An E-Verify case must be created no later than the third business day after the employee starts work for pay. All Forms I-9 must be completed and received by the Office of Human Resources accordingly. For more information, link to: Right to Work Poster (e-verify.gov) E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish