What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Float Pool position at Fairview Health Services?
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital, located in Burnsville MN, is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Float Pool! Are you ready to make a different in people's lives?
We have a great opportunity for an RN to gain experience working with a wide variety of patients working in our Float Pool. As well as be a part of our award winning, caring and committed staff in delivering patient and family centered care. Float Pool RN’s at Fairview Ridges will support various units such as; medical, surgical, cardiac, oncology, orthopedics, spine, and post-partum. In addition, there is opportunity to be in a Float Pool Pipeline program; so if hired to one of the units we support, you can move to FP after 6 months once competent.
Nursing care team model includes RN and NA/NST on all shifts, supported by Advance practice nurse, Clinical education specialist, telemetry techs, social workers, pharmacy, and care coordinators. Oriented to support all patient care areas of the hospital with the exception of Labor Delivery, NICU and Surgery. Future opportunity to orient to ER, ICU, LD or Pediatrics may exist. The RN will report to the Patient Care Supervisor and the Nurse Manager.
This position is 72 hours in two weeks or a .9 FTE, day shift, 12 hour shifts, working every third weekend
- $2.00 extra/hr float pool differential
- $2.00 extra/hr weekend shift differential
We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, and more. Check out more of our benefits information here: www.fairview.org/noncontract
Responsibilities
The registered nurse is responsible for providing patient and family centered nursing care following established standards, professional practice guidelines and MN Nurse Practice act. The nurse will have an essential role in coordinating care with physicians, care coordinators, patients, and families and delegates responsibilities as appropriate. RN in the Float pool will cross train to post op surgical, oncology, and complex medical patients. Epic is used for computerized medical records charting. Float pool RN is assigned to work in various units to fill vacancies of the regularly scheduled staff, i.e. vacations, ill calls, leaves. Must be able to pass telemetry competency.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- MN RN licensure by start date
- BLS for health care providers
- Training in arrhythmia monitoring and basic EKG interpretation is required or need to train and pass upon hire
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Strong communication skills both in person and via phone/emails
- Comfortable using computers
- Must be able to work in a team environment and delegate
- Comfortable floating to different departments
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working in a team and delegating
- 1 year of Med-Surg Experience
- Work experience in a float pool or floating
- Familiarity with EPIC
- BSN or willingness to obtain in the near future
Desired Skills:
- Excellent customer service
- Must be adaptable to an ever changing environment and practice on-stage and off-stage behaviors consistently.
- Proficient in the English language
- Attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve effectively
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
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