Registered Nurse - Medical Float Pool

Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | New Grads Welcome

Looking for variety, professional growth, and rewarding compensation? Join our Medical Float Pool and enjoy the opportunity to work across multiple specialty care areas, including the Short Stay Observation Unit, Surgical & Perrine Oncology Inpatient Center, Pulmonary Medicine Center, and Acute Inpatient Medical (AIM). This unique role allows you to expand your clinical skills, gain experience with diverse patient populations, and build a strong foundation for career advancement. In addition to the flexibility and professional development opportunities, Medical Float Pool team members are eligible for advanced compensation, recognizing the value and expertise required to thrive in this dynamic environment.

Schedule That Fits Your Life

• Fri/Sat/Sun Weekend Option
• 36 hours/week = full-time pay & benefits
• Weekdays free for family, school, or personal time

Meet the Nurse Manager, Brian!

Work Shift

Weekend Option

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.

Job Description

Job Duties/Essential Functions

• Job Duties
  • Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome
  • Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
  • Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.
  • Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
  • Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
  • Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
  • Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.
  • Demonstrate effective and age appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers
  • Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life threatening conditions
  • Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
  • Provides ongoing education to patients and families.
  • Delegates to other staff registered nurse, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and other staff positions specific to the department.
  • Required to float outside of their core units during times of critical staffing.  Failure to comply with this job duty will result in an unscheduled absence.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Department Specific Duties

Medical Float Pool

• Maintains skills and competencies from each Unit in the Medical Surgical Pool annually.

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in unit specific skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.
• Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette.
• Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.
• Committed to ongoing self-development and learning.

Professional Experience

• Experience in acute care setting preferred.

Education

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), in accordance with the American Heart Association required for those in CCFP and/or MSFP cross trained to one of the following areas: CSC, ICC or ED.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training required.  Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.