Registered Nurse (Float Pool)

Quick Facts

• Float Pool Registered Nurse supporting two hospital locations
• Full-time Nights; 3x12-hour shifts per week with rotating weekend and holiday schedule
• Additional $5/hour for eligible float-pool hours

Description

Float Pool Registered Nurse (Inpatient) providing clinically competent nursing care to acutely ill patients across two locations. The role coordinates care using assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff. Practice must align with professional nursing standards, organizational policies, and regulatory/accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care
• Collect and analyze patient data and develop individualized plans focused on outcomes
• Coordinate care delivery and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes
• Direct care and determine appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in direct patient care
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff; maintain outcome-focused documented communication
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and individualize the plan of care
• Utilize evidence-based practice to guide clinical decisions

Requirements

• BSN or ADN; commit to obtain a BSN within 3 years of the first day of employment in a clinical nurse role
• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• Available to work at both assigned locations

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and offering protection for unexpected life events. Benefits eligibility is based on employment classification, and detailed plan information is available on the employer benefits page.

If a sign-on bonus is included in a posting, eligibility may be restricted for internal employees and rehires who left within 1 year; an exception may apply for new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed RN position.