Description

Job Title: Clinical Support Float - RN

Description

Employment Status:

Full time

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Facility:

1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke CP01 Carilion Medical Center.

Requisition Number:

R149845 Clinical Support Float - RN (Open)

How You'll Help Transform Healthcare:

The Resource Pool offers endless opportunities to expand your nursing experiences. In joining Resource Pool, you will gain skills to provide quality care in a variety of units including Med-Surg, PCU, and ICU. There are various specialty tracks for individualized interests which could include Peds, PICU, NICU, M/B, ED Observation Unit, Inpatient Rehab, and Psych. Training in ICUs to include Cardiac ICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Neurotrauma ICU, and more.

As a team member, the Clinical Support Float RN is expected to consistently deliver the best in care and customer service and demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with our patients, their families, visitors, and with each other.

As a team member, the Clinical Support Float RN is expected to consistently deliver the best in care and customer service and demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with our patients, their families, visitors, and with each other.

As part of the health care team, assumes primary accountability for nursing coordination and provision of individualized care for patients of all ages. Utilizes delegation and critical thinking skills to provide quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care.

RN Float Pool nurse must be adaptable, resourceful, and skilled in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients of various ages, medical conditions, and severity levels. This role requires flexibility to work in different clinical environments and may involve rotating through multiple units, such as medical-surgical, ICU, ER, labor and delivery, or other specialized areas depending on staffing needs.

• Utilized in a long-term unit assignment to reinforce a positive unit culture, build staffing consistency, and provide leadership and mentorship.
• Perform consistent charge nurse responsibilities as business need requires.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages as appropriate to service area.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, and blood products; titrate medications for pain control, sedation, and hemodynamic stability.
• Age specific admission and ongoing assessments are completed, documented, and used to develop a plan of care.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care. Revises plan according to changes in patient status.
• Work closely with trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.
• Treatments and medications for patients of all ages are accurately administered and documented utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.
• Conduct rapid assessments of trauma patients upon arrival, identifying critical issues such as airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs), as well as monitoring vital signs.
• Regularly monitor patients' vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation), and assess for changes in condition.
• Assist in triage and provide emergency care, including CPR, airway management, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Prepare and assist with trauma surgeries, including instrument sterilization, patient positioning, and assisting during operations as required.
• Manage and care for trauma patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which may include patients with multiple injuries, organ failure, or those requiring ventilator support.
• Provide care to patients' post-surgery, monitoring for complications such as infection, hemorrhage, and organ dysfunction.
• Provide wound care for injuries, including dressing changes, monitoring for infection, and assisting with wound debridement or closure.
• Provide care and comfort to patients who are experiencing psychological trauma and offer crisis intervention when needed.
• Patient/family (caregiver) educational needs are identified in a timely manner, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented, and documented appropriately.
• Educate patients and their families on injury prevention, trauma recovery, and any specific post-discharge care instructions.
• Offer emotional support and resources to patients and families dealing with traumatic injuries, including helping them navigate the physical and psychological challenges of recovery.
• Contributes to Carilion Clinic's performance improvement activities.
• Consistently demonstrates the role of patient advocate, protector of patient's rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients served.
• Act as a liaison between the patient and the healthcare team, ensuring the patient's needs are met and their voice is heard.
• Implement protocols for patient safety, including fall prevention, infection control, and ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients.
• Determines and performs within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support (direct/indirect) evidenced based, quality patient care service and performance improvement.
• Exhibits clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances.
• Plans strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, resource consumption and improve patient outcomes.
• Functions as role model for clinical practice to coworker, students, and physicians. Manages resources, establishes priorities, and modifies environment to meet patient care needs.
• Completes manager/director predetermined projects within specified time frame and according to pre-established guidelines.
• Contribute to clinical audits, reviews of cases, and continuous quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care.
• Uses problem-solving methods to facilitate resolution to patient and personnel situations that present in the work area.
• Takes an active role in the orientation of new employees.
• Provides feedback to staff using appropriate communication and documentation.
• Provides input into practice, environment, and work issues by participating on unit, hospital, and/or system activities which facilitates staff participation/input in decision making.
• Provides education activities for unit/department. 
• Precepts new employees and travelers
• Eligible for dual appointments at colleges and universities to teach and precept students in the academic and clinical setting
• Continuously update knowledge on best practices in trauma care, new technologies, and trauma protocols through education and training programs.
• Float between units and departments based on staffing needs, demonstrating proficiency in a variety of clinical areas.
• Provide coverage for staffing shortages due to vacations, illnesses, or other absences, ensuring continuity of care.
• Quickly acclimate to different team dynamics, unit policies, and protocols across departments.

Interacts with patients, families, visitors, and all members of the health care team to develop, coordinate, and manage the plan of care. Delegates and oversees delivery of patient care. Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and assesses data reflective of the patient's status. Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs and provides care according to departmental policies and procedures. May be exposed to infectious diseases, bio-hazardous and hazardous materials, including regulated medical wastes, and combative patients. Work is performed in a patient care environment and is often fast paced, requiring use of prioritization skills due to complexity of cases. Physical requirements include lifting, prolonged periods of standing, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching, walking, etc. May be asked to provide care at other Carilion facilities to meet patient needs.

What We Require:

Education: Graduate from school of professional nursing. Bachelor of Nursing required.

Experience: 1 year of clinical nursing experience preferred.

Licensure, certification, and/or registration: Current RN license in the state of Virginia required or new graduate of approved program eligible to sit for the Virginia licensure exam.

Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required. May be required to obtain/maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP based on specific work unit.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Must successfully complete orientation and competency requirements. Keyboarding skills and computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records. Must be able to meet essential job functions.

• Critical Thinking: Ability to make fast, accurate decisions in high-stress environments.  Regularly multi tasks in stressful environments provide advanced care to highly complex patients.
• Advanced Clinical Skills: Proficiency in advanced trauma life support (ATLS), ACLS, and trauma-specific protocols.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication to coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams and to educate patients and families 
• Physical and Emotional Resilience: Capacity to handle emotionally challenging situations and physically demanding work in a fast-paced setting.

This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Recruiter:

EMILY ALLEN

Recruiter Email:

efallen@carilionclinic.org

For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color,  religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Benefits, Pay and Well-being at Carilion Clinic

Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well-being to help you develop and thrive.  That's why we offer a well-rounded benefits package, and many perks and well-being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life at work and when you're away.

When you make your tomorrow with us, we'll enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself. Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training

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