Staff Nurse Float Pool

Overview

In Care Coordination at Main Campus McWane Building

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Rotating shift, Three 12-hour shifts per week with variable weekend requirements.

The Staff Nurse is a professional nurse who, with minimal supervision, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients/families on assigned units.

Must be able to use medical equipment, patient records, reports, and computer.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

• Current RN license in the State of Alabama.
• Current BLS certification.

• Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
  • Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State
  • Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State
• Basic Life Support

• Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing

Care Coordination consists of two different groups:
Inpatient Care Coordination Nurses/Discharge Planners and the Float Pool. The Care Coordination Nurses are assigned to either a unit or a particular population of patients. They work collaboratively with the providers and multi-disciplinary teams to provide education for patients and families, arrange transport to other facilities or home setting if needed, and set up post-discharge services (e.g., home health, DME, follow up appointments, outpatient testing, obtaining prescriptions or medications prior to discharge, and communicate with the primary care providers post discharge).

The areas served by Care Coordinator Nurses include:
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Group, Complex Care Team/Clinic, CV Services, NICU Rehab/Ortho/and Epilepsy unit, Pulmonary Unit, Diabetic Education for new onset patients, Neurology, Renal, Behavioral Health. Float Pool staff consist of RNs and Clinical Assistants that are used as supplemental staffing for the inpatient units during times of vacancies or high census. There are two different tracks in the float pool.

Acute care Float Pool RNs may float to any acute or intermediate care area. Critical Care RNs float to any inpatient area as needed.