Registered Nurse RN Float Pool

As a Registered Nurse Float Pool , your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn
-whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. Youll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland!

Job Summary and Qualifications

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Job Description for the Staff RN provides criteria for evaluation of the Registered Nurse working in the Staff RN position. The Staff RN assigned to the Float Pool cares for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

What you will do in this role:

* Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for assigned patients.

* Responsible for meeting the Standards of Practice for nursing and managing all assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment.

* Participates in activities to plan, measure, assess and improve the quality of patient care.

* Responds to Code Blue and implements life-saving measures,

* Monitors special drugs (i.e., Chemotherapy)

* Assesses patients in an ongoing manner, per protocol.

* Assists physician with procedures, as needed (i.e., thoracentesis, chest tube insertion, and venous access devices).

* Assuming the responsibility of charging the unit, as needed.

* Responsible for assessment of patients with telemetry monitoring.

* Responsible for maintaining customer friendly atmosphere.

* Draws blood from venous lines.

* Models and reinforces behavior consistent with goals for teaching the patient, communicates patient status to appropriate members of the healthcare team, and provides support to the family, as needed.

* Scanning supplies from P.O.U. area.

* Responsible for scanning patient armbands and administering medications via e-MAR.

* Responsible for ensuring Through-Put Plan is enforced and followed.

* Responsible for entering orders via Order Management on the computer.

* Responsible for ensuring Core Measures patients are identified and protocols followed.

* Responsible for maintaining Patient Safety Goals.

What qualifications you will need:

* Basic Cardiac Life Support
* (RN) Registered Nurse

* Associate Degree

* 2 years RN Med/Surg and/or IMU experience in an acute care setting

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

* Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

* Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

* Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

* Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

* Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

* Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, has been serving Texas City, Texas for more than 60 years-bringing compassionate, "patients first" care into Galveston County and the surrounding communities. Since being founded in 1952, HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland has grown from a 90-bed hospital to a 220+ bed acute care facility offering quality care with premium services.

That growth is a reflection of the changing needs of our community and patients, as well as rapidly advancing medical technology. Our highly skilled staff and specialized physicians provide service excellence to all of our patients. Our services include inpatient and outpatient…