Registered Nurse-Critical Care Float Pool

What We Offer:

Join Our High-Impact Team as a Float Pool RN—Where Your Flexibility Makes the Difference!

Regional Resource Team—are experienced nurses who provide high-quality patient care across multiple units and locations within the Greater Charlotte or Greater Winston-Salem markets.

 

They serve where staffing needs are most urgent, providing interim coverage until permanent staff are hired.

 

With assignments that may change daily and support for up to five locations, PNRT RNs bring flexibility, clinical confidence, and strong collaboration skills while gaining broad exposure to facilities, specialties, and care teams across Novant Health.

 

 

• May be eligible for relocation!
• Float Pay Premiums up to $15.00
• Night Shift and Weekend Differentials Available!

 

Schedule: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, Night Shift, Full-Time (36 hours/week)

Department: Critical Care

Location: Varies based on assignment

Culture: Our Float Pool / Regional Resource Team culture is built on teamwork, trust, and shared purpose. Nurses support one another across units and locations, step in confidently during high-need moments, and are respected as skilled partners by clinical teams. You’ll join a collaborative, fast-paced environment where adaptability, professionalism, and patient-first care are valued every shift.

What We're Looking For:

Education : 2 Year / Associate Degree, required. ADN. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. BSN preferred.

Experience : One year, required. Consecutive year within defined specialty (Med Surg, Tele, Critical Care, ED or Women's).

Licensure/Certification :

Current compact licensure in appropriate state, required.

NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required.

Specialty Certification, preferred.

Additional Skills/Requirements (required) :

• Appropriate customer service, effective and appropriate customer relations, verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, interpersonal relationship skills, conflict resolution, critical thinking and computer literacy. Advanced training as required by department/unit/facility per identified skill set/sub category. Ability to successfully complete generic and department specific skills validation and competency testing. Has the ability to interpret information and identify each patient’s requirement for care relative to his/her age specific need. Has the knowledge and skill necessary to modify care according to patient(s) age.
• Successfully complete the Cardiac dysrhythmia test or Cardiac dysrhythmia course within 3 months of hire. NIH Stroke Scale certification upon hire.

Additional Skills/Requirements (preferred) :

• Specialty certification within two years of hire.

 

What You'll Do:

• Provide safe, high-quality nursing care across multiple units and patient populations, ensuring continuity of care where staffing needs are most urgent.

 

• Step into assigned units each shift and quickly integrate with new care teams to maintain patient safety, quality outcomes, and operational flow.

 

• Serve as interim clinical support during staffing gaps, helping stabilize units until permanent team members are hired.

 

• Perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications and treatments, and respond to changes in patient condition in fast-paced environments.

 

• Collaborate closely with physicians, charge nurses, and interdisciplinary partners to support timely, coordinated care.

 

• Model best practices, policies, and workflows while supporting adoption of systems and technology across units.

 

• Act as a trusted clinical resource and mentor to unit staff, sharing knowledge and reinforcing professional nursing standards.

 

• Support Novant Health’s mission by ensuring patients receive consistent, high-quality care—regardless of location or unit.