Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Acute Care
St. David's HealthCare
Austin, TX
Days

Shift: Days (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Market Float Pool Acute Care Registered Nurse you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David's HealthCare which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

St. David's HealthCare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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 St. David's HealthCare!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Austin Market Float Pool, you will be responsible for performing patient assessments, developing a plan of care, and implementing and evaluating care. You will be responsible for directing, monitoring, and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel on the team.

Austin Market Float Pool (AMFP) employees are required to float to all St. David’s HealthCare System Facilities. AMFP nurses will be scheduled in units in which they have competencies and can be placed in a unit below their competency level with a modified assignment.

• You will perform and document patient assessments at the time of the admission
• You will create a plan of care, including discharge plans, revise the plans based on the patient’s response to treatment, and regularly evaluate plans for effectiveness
• You will document the outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
• You will provide educational materials to patients and families on care and treatments
• You will administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
• You will perform venipuncture, administer and maintain IV fluids and IV medications
• You will review all new physician orders, ensure that orders are carried out and documented correctly, and verify that other departments are notified of orders and services
• You will notify the Charge Nurse and/or physician of changes in patient status
• You will provide accurate and relevant patient information reports to the on-coming shift to ensure continuity of care

 

Market Float Pool RNs are scheduled in accordance with the Staffing and Scheduling- Nursing, RN Floating - Healthy Workplace Environment (HWE), and Attendance policies. Requirements of RN unit-based, facility-based, or system-based pools are based on which pool they are in.

Hours:

Full Time: Minimum of 36 hours per week. Two weekends (or four-weekend shifts) per 4-week scheduling period is required. The weekend is defined as Saturday and Sunday.

PRN: Minimum of 24 hours per week. One weekend shift is required per 4-week scheduling period.

Holiday Requirements:

One Major holiday for the first half of the year (January-June) and one Major holiday for the second half of the year (July-December). One Minor holiday for the first half of the year (January-June) and one Minor holiday for the second half of the year (July-December).

One Major holiday for the first half of the year (January-June) and one Major holiday for the second half of the year (July-December). One Minor holiday for the first half of the year (January-June) and one Minor holiday for the second half of the year (July-December).

Floating:

Market Float Pool employees will be required to float to all St. David’s Healthcare System Facilities. Market Float Pool Nurses will be scheduled in units in which they have competencies. Market Float Pool Nurses can be placed in a unit below their competency level with a modified assignment.

 

What qualifications will you need:

• 2 years of nursing experience in two areas of hospital nursing patient care.
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited Nursing program
• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required as per St. David’s Healthcare policy
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required per St. David’s Healthcare Policy – within 60 days of hire

St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Market Float Pool Acute Care Registered Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.