Float Pool Intermediate Care Nurse - Nights

5w1 month ago

Children's Mercy KC

Kansas City, US · Full-time · $60,000 – $85,000

About this role

The Inpatient Float Pool offers a unique opportunity to work with a variety of pediatric patients across multiple units, filling in staffing gaps wherever they occur. Assignments are determined just a few hours before each shift begins, providing variety and adaptability in your daily work.

Intermediate Care Registered Nurses provide advanced illness management and health promotion for patients requiring high acuity care. You will utilize the nursing process and knowledge of scientific principles to deliver safe, high-quality, comprehensive, family-centered, and age-appropriate nursing care.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the community we serve and our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital for eleven consecutive years.

This role offers the chance to grow your clinical skills across diverse units while working nights in a supportive, mission-driven environment. You will coordinate patient care with nonprofessional personnel and advocate for the needs of patients and their families.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
No experience necessary; on-the-job training provided.
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred for all nurses hired after September 1, 2013.
Current Missouri RN license or eligibility to obtain one.
BLS certification required (or obtained within orientation period).
Willingness to receive seasonal influenza vaccine and other required immunizations (MMR, varicella, Tdap) or provide proof of immunity.

Responsibilities

Utilize the nursing process to develop and implement a comprehensive, age-appropriate plan of care for the patient/family which promotes optimal patient outcomes.
Meet the educational needs of the patient and family, utilizing appropriate principles of teaching/learning.
Promote safe, efficient, family-centered care.
Delegate nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications/competency and patient care requirements.
Participate in performance improvement activities and attend education programs, unit meetings, and assigned committees.
Coordinate patient care with nonprofessional personnel as necessary.
Provide advanced illness management and health promotion for patients requiring high acuity care.

Benefits

Opportunity to work across a variety of pediatric units in a top-ranked pediatric hospital.
Supportive, inclusive team environment with core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity.
Night shift schedule (7p-7a) with shift-based assignments.
On-the-job training provided for new graduates or those new to intermediate care.