RN - Float Pool; Clinical Resource Unit

RN - Float Pool (Clinical Resource Unit)

Apply for the RN - Float Pool (Clinical Resource Unit) role at Carle Health.

Sign‑on Bonus: $10,000 for a 3‑year commitment.
External applicants only.
RN experience: >1 year.

The Clinical Resource Unit (Float Pool) is committed to our Nursing Professional Practice Model; we believe in caring relationships with our patients, families, community, and colleagues to provide exceptional care. In the clinical resource unit, our dedicated nursing staff, nurse leaders, interdisciplinary team members, and physician partners practice on providing specialized medical and nursing care to various inpatient units including Medical‑Oncology, Surgical‑Orthopedic, Cardiovascular Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Acute Rehab.

Our highly‑trained staff utilizes the most current technology and equipment.

Medical diagnoses include but are not limited to coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, syncope, congestive heart failure, strokes, cancer, cellulitis, post‑surgical, and chest pain. Fast‑paced, exciting, and always evolving.

• Certifications:
  
  BLS within 30 days, ACLS within 1 year.
• Education:
  
  Nursing diploma.
• Work Experience:
  
  RN >1 year in inpatient hospital setting.

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up‑to‑date and accurate documentation of nursing care.
• Completes initial assessment upon admission and develops appropriate plan of care.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in professional development of peers and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills departmental competencies.
• Floats to various inpatient units including Medical‑Oncology, Surgical‑Orthopedic, Cardiovascular Care unit, Progressive Care unit, Mental Health unit and acute rehab.
• Provides direct nursing care and collaborates with multidisciplinary team.
• Conducts and documents assessments, nursing diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care.
• Acts as resource to staff from various units.
• Coordinates care to multidisciplinary team members to facilitate high‑quality patient care.
• Manages care of acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients.
• Collaboratively identifies patient goals of care, designs and maintains care plans.
• Implements interventions including medication administration and evaluates effects.
• Prepares patients for procedures, pain management, IV venipuncture, blood administration, monitors labs.
• Discharges patients and provides instruction for safe transition.
• Documents all care using EMR and ensures team huddles occur.
• Delegates with appropriate follow‑up, answers call lights, manages basic care such as turning, toileting per standards.
• Manages conflict, professional communication with all team members.
• Provides post‑operative care for complex surgical population.
• Assesses and intervenes appropriately to ensure positive outcomes during post‑operative phase.
• Assesses, manages, and educates patients and families.
• Receives bedside shift report, ensures safe environment and updated communication board.
• Delegates patient care tasks to HCTs and validates completion.
• Completes and documents basic RN activities: vital signs, physician orders, admission/discharge, hourly rounding, care plan documentation, patient education.
• Administers medications using the 5 Rights.
• Maintains patient safety: fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, ambulation safety.
• Maintains positive attitude, promotes healthy work environment.
• Promptly answers patient call lights, ensures triage and completion of requests.
• Uses critical thinking to…