Float Pool RN
Rockford, Illinois
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center

RN Float Pool (Med/Surg & Cardiac) Nights

Employment Type: Contract Location: Rockford, Illinois Contract Length: 8 weeks Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM Hours per Week: 36

Role Overview

Seeking an experienced RN for the Medical Surgical and Cardiac Telemetry units.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Float experience (2 years of experience)
• Float experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Extensive experience working with cardiac patients

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in patient care
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act
• Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient plans of care, including patient and family instruction
• Document according to standards of care
• Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance
• Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units/departments in support of patients' longitudinal plans of care
• Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience, and escalate appropriately through the chain of command