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. Responsibilities 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 computers. Willingness and ability to float to any of the inpatient nursing units where competency has been established. Performs other duties as assigned. Care Coordination Department Description 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 (home health, DME, follow‑up appointments, outpatient testing, obtaining prescriptions or medications prior to discharge, and communicating 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 consists of RN’s and Clinical Assistants 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 RN’s may float to any acute or intermediate care area. Critical Care RN’s float to any inpatient area as needed. Education and Training Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Associate of Science in Nursing (Essential). Licenses, Certifications, and Registries Current RN license in the State of Alabama. Current BLS certification. Equivalents Registered Nurse AL Single State or equivalent credentials: AL NLC Multi‑State, Non‑AL NLC Multi‑State. Basic Life Support. #J-18808-Ljbffr