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Description
- The Registered Nursing, Float Pool provides direct nursing care to a
wide variety of adult and pediatric patients requiring continuous
24-hour medical and nursing treatment using a problem-solving
approach and in accordance with the standards, guidelines and scope
of professional nursing practice to facilitate individualized
nursing care to patient of with Wilson Medical Center.
- Departments the float nurse may work in include MedSurg, Emergency
Room, Surgery, Wound Care, Pharmacy, Outpatients and Rural Health
Clinics.
- The Registered Nurse, Float Pool facilitates, implements, and
modifies patient and family education/teaching based on the needs of
the patient.
- The Registered Nurse, Float Pool assumes accountability for the
standards of care delivered toward determining and achieving patient
care goals.
- Advocate practice environments that have the organizational and
resource allocations necessary for safe, competent and ethical
nursing care.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing;
- Perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic
nursing preparation program;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Confidentiality and HIPAA:
- Demonstrates an aptitude and willingness to learn new
responsibilities;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills;
- Ability to work independently, make decisions, meet deadlines,
multi-task and solve problems; working under a moderate to high
degree of pressure;
- Proficiency in PC software, especially word processing and
spreadsheet programs;
- Experience with a hospital-based computer system
In addition, the Registered Nurse Float Pool must be able to acquire
within a reasonable time frame and remain current with the following
training appropriate to their areas of specialty which include but are
not limited to: ? Emergency drugs ? IV therapy ? Electrical
Defibrillation ? Cardiac Monitoring ? ECG ? Hemodynamic Monitoring