Position Overview
The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) is a skilled, flexible professional responsible for delivering high-quality patient care across multiple hospital units and locations in alignment with their scope of practice. The Float Pool RN must be adaptable, able to provide standardized nursing care across a minimum of two units or locations, and will be scheduled based on patient census and acuity.
Shift
7 AM-7 PM or 7 PM-7 AM
Location
Singing River Gulfport Hospital, Singing River Ocean Springs Hospital, Singing River Pascagoula Hospital
Job Description
The Float Pool RN provides patient care utilizing the Nursing Process within the MS Nurse Practice Act, ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, accreditation standards, the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control, and SRHS Departments of Nursing Plan for Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services. All performed duties must align with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization guidance, and governing publications for healthcare employees.
Disclaimer
This list is not exhaustive. Management reserves the right to revise the job or assign additional tasks.
Education
Graduate from NLN School of Nursing.
License
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Mississippi.
Certifications
- All RNs must complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire.
- Cath Lab – ACLS
- Cardiac Rehab – ACLS
- Congestive Heart Failure – ACLS
- Cardiovascular Surgery – ACLS
- Emergency Department – ACLS, PALS, TNCC
- Intensive Care Units – ACLS
- Labor & Delivery – ACLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation)
- Medical Nursing – OB/GYN – PALS
- Nursery – NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation)
- Pediatrics – PALS
- PACU / Recovery – ACLS, PALS
- RNs have 12 months to acquire the appropriate certification and 18 months to acquire TNCC certification for the Emergency Department.
Experience
Minimum of two (2) years of inpatient clinical experience required, within the past five (5) years, or evidence of successful refresher program.
Reports To
Centralized Scheduling and Float Pool Director.
Supervises
LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, Unit Technicians.
Physical Demands
Moderately active: sitting with frequent movement, traveling within SRHS service area, lifting and carrying objects, exposure to body fluids and infectious hazards, repetitive motions, visual acuity requirements, endurance for extended periods, and flexible schedule adjustments.
Mental Demands
Strong assessment, decision-making, communication, emotional stability under high stress, ability to work under pressure, multitask, and maintain collaborative relationships.
Special Demands
Superior customer service skills, professional etiquette, computer proficiency with MS Outlook and Word, appropriate clinical judgment for all age groups.
Additional Requirements
Acceptance to work a minimum of two hospital locations or service lines. Part‑time Float Pool RN: one weekend shift per pay period (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday), minimum one major holiday and two hard‑to‑staff shifts annually. Full‑time Float Pool RN: at least two weekend shifts per pay period, minimum one major holiday and two hard‑to‑staff shifts, or two major holidays and one hard‑to‑staff shift.
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