Rn Float Pool

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool for Day shifts provides professional nursing care across various hospital units as assigned. The role involves executing medical orders, comprehensive clinical documentation, patient education, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. The RN actively participates in quality improvement initiatives, unit-based safety practices, and serves as a resource and preceptor to nursing staff. This position requires maintaining current licensure and certifications, strong communication, and adherence to hospital policies and culture.

• Provide professional nursing care to patients within assigned units following provider orders.
• Complete comprehensive clinical documentation including care plans each shift.
• Communicate patient information effectively through bedside shift reports, multidisciplinary rounds, and hourly rounding.
• Maintain compliance with unit-specific competencies and complete required training modules on time.
• Promote a culture of well-being and a positive work environment on each shift.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols.
• Identify and assist in correcting patient care safety issues and participate in daily safety huddles.
• Stay current with nurse-sensitive indicators (e.g., CAUTI, CLABSI, CDIFF, HAPU, FALLS, HH, VAE) and participate in quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with nurses from other departments to share expertise and provide comprehensive care.
• Assist team members and participate in problem-solving and conflict resolution within the unit.
• Delegate nursing care and unit activities appropriately and supervise nursing assistants and students.
• Serve as a preceptor for new nurses and participate in peer feedback and annual reviews.
• Participate in employee engagement surveys and uphold the hospital's core values and culture.
• Manage earned time off according to policy and avoid unauthorized overtime.
• Complete required dysrhythmia courses prior to orientation completion for telemetry-based departments.
• Maintain current nursing licensure and certifications required by the department.
• Perform additional duties consistent with the role, including occupational health tasks such as entering orders and documenting point of care tests as applicable.

• Current Registered Nurse license in New Hampshire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Graduation from an approved nursing program preferred.
• Basic Dysrhythmia certification preferred or required prior to orientation completion for telemetry-based units.
• Strong clinical assessment, medication administration, and treatment planning skills.
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience preferred.

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred or to be obtained prior to orientation completion.
• Experience in telemetry or specialty units.
• Demonstrated skills in interdisciplinary team collaboration and patient education.

• Must comply with Just Culture Environment and error reporting protocols.
• Participation in daily unit-based safety huddles and quality improvement initiatives is mandatory.
• Adherence to hospital policies regarding overtime and earned time off usage is required.
• Role involves working in a fast-paced hospital environment with potential exposure to various patient care settings.

• Assigned to Day shifts within the hospital float pool.
• Shift assignments may vary based on unit needs and staffing requirements.