Float Pool RN

Position Summary:

The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) provides flexible, patient-centered nursing care across multiple clinical areas, including Urgent Care, Medical/Surgical, Swing Bed, Same Day Surgery and Discharge Lounge, as assigned. This role supports safe staffing, efficient patient throughput, and continuity of care by responding to fluctuating patient care needs while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies.

Primary Responsibilities:

Direct Patient Care

• Provide safe, competent nursing care within scope of licensure across assigned departments
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with provider orders and hospital policy

Cross-Unit Support:

• Deliver care in:
  • Urgent Care and/or Emergency Department (within competency level)
    • Patient intake and stabilization (within skill set)
    • Monitoring and reassessment of patients
    • Coordination with UC/ED team during high census or surge
  • Medical/Surgical and Swing Bed units
    • Acute and post-acute patients
    • Swing Bed patients requiring skilled nursing services
    • Ongoing patient needs and progress
  • Perioperative areas (pre/post-operative support as applicable)
    • Pre-operative preparation
    • Post-anesthesia recovery (within competency validation)
  • Discharge Lounge support as applicable
    • Completing Discharge Teaching
    • Discharge Lounge Support Staff
• Adapt to varying workflows, patient populations, and acuity levels

Patient Flow & Throughput Support

• Assist with:
  • Patient admissions and transfers
  • Discharge processes and patient education
  • Bed turnover and readiness
• Collaborate to improve:
  • Patient flow
  • Length of stay
  • Discharge efficiency

Documentation and Compliance

• Complete all required documentation accurately and timely in the EMR
• Adhere to:
  • CMS Conditions of Participation
  • Swing Bed documentation requirements (when applicable)
  • Hospital policies and procedures

Communication and Collaboration

• Communicate effectively with:
  • Providers
  • Nursing staff
  • Interdisciplinary team members
• Utilize standardized handoff communication (SBAR)

Patient Safety and Quality

• Maintain patient safety as a top priority in all assignments
• Follow infection prevention and safety protocols
• Escalate concerns through appropriate chain of command

Scope of Practice

• Functions within RN scope of practice
• Accepts assignments based on validated competencies
• Declines assignments that fall outside of competency, with appropriate escalation

Work Environment

• Provides care across multiple units with varying patient populations and acuity levels
• Requires flexibility, adaptability, and ability to manage frequent changes in assignment

Performance Expectations

Contributes to organizational goals, including:

• Safe staffing and patient care delivery
• Improved patient throughput and flow
• Reduced overtime and agency utilization
• High-quality, compliant documentation

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Throughput Supervisor / Department Leader
• Collaborates with: All clinical departments