RN - ICU Float Pool - NightsGreat new rates! 10k Bonus!
About the Inpatient Float Pool Team The Inpatient Float Pool at UT Southwestern is a high-impact, system-level nursing team that ensures safe, responsive, and flexible staffing across both Clements University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion. Float Pool RNs and PCTs are cross-trained to support more than 30 inpatient units-including multiple critical care areas, med/surg, oncology, telemetry, progressive care, rehabilitation, and complex specialty services-adapting in real time to fluctuations in census, acuity, and staffing demands.
More than a coverage model, the Float Pool is a strategic clinical resource that partners with inpatient leadership, Central Staffing, and Hospital Administration to sustain safe care delivery and support hospital-wide operations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSJob Duties- Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and older adults).
- Actively anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation. Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment.
- Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion, sharing information and observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that contributes to optimal patient care.
- Appropriately prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate.
- Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation. Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
- Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice while delivering nursing care to patients.
- Suggests practices to enhance Nursing care based on current literature and research. Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patient's and/or patient's families.
- Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient/family, i.e., have we helped you? Patient/family verbalizes comfort with after discharge care.
- Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Welcomes and orients patient/family to the unit. Encourages patient/family participation in care.
- Reviews plan of care with patient/family every shift. Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language. Makes frequent rounds on patients, communicates when will return; patient infrequently needs to use call light.
QUALIFICATIONSEducation and Experience Required Education - Graduate of accredited nursing program.
Experience - 2 years of critical care nursing experience
Licenses and Certifications - (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire and
- (ACLS) ADV CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire
- (RN) REGISTERED NURSE Current Texas RN license Upon Hire or (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) RN license Upon Hire and
- (NIHSS) Natl Inst Health Stroke Scale Certification Upon Hire and
- (CPI) CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUT CER within 180 Days
Preferred Experience
- 3 years of nursing experience in an ICU
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- Responds to all reasonable requests in an appropriate and timely manner and communicates in a concise and positive manner. Consistently maintains control of feelings, emotions, body language.
- Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with University Medical Center policy. Presents constructive feedback regarding system or process failures and participates in resolution in a proactive and positive manner.
- Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONSPhysical Demands- Bending/Leaning Over
- Lifting
- Pulling
- Pushing
- Standing
- Stooping
- Talking
Working Conditions- Clinical Setting
- Hospital Setting
