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Job Title: RN Pediatric Float
Schedule: Full Time – Nights, 36 hours per week
Location: Temple, TX
Facility: McLane Children’s Hospital
Department: Float Pool, Pediatric – Med Surg, ED, PICU, and NICU
Ability to Float between all Pediatric specialties and train in all areas: Med Surg, ED, NICU, and PICU.
Job Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) Float is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Clinical Judgment: Conduct accurate clinical assessments, identify and prioritize patient and family needs, develop, implement and evaluate nursing plans of care.
- Clinical Inquiry: Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice; support evidence-based practice change and participate in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
- Caring Practices: Create a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment; manage pain and promote comfort and healing.
- Response to Diversity: Incorporate a patient's and family's unique differences into individualized plans of care.
- Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserve confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patients and families; resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
- Facilitation of Learning: Facilitate learning for patients, families, nursing staff and community; integrate education throughout care continuum.
- Collaboration: Work collaboratively with colleagues and community; delegate tasks and ensure timely follow-up.
- Systems Thinking: Use strategies and resources for problem solving; consider safety, effectiveness and efficiency.
- Professionalism: Participate in shared governance and decision-making; contribute to professional development and community service.
Key Success Factors
- Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
- Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, hospital strategies, protocols, policies and procedures governing nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, principles, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and management, medications and their effects.
- Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
- Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to observe changes in patient condition and communicate effectively.
- Ability to provide age‑specific, quality, patient‑centered care through the nursing process.
- General computer skills, including Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation and e-mail.
Benefits
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1.
Qualifications
- Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program or 2 years of relevant work experience above the minimum qualification.
- Certification/License/Registration: Registered Nurse (RN).
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS certification or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.