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Position Summary:
The Registered Nurse-PHI Float provides clinical nursing care to assigned patients, performing related assessments, procedures and treatments, evaluations, patient care plan development/revisions, and education to patient and/or family. The RN-Float puts the patient first and ensures that high quality care is given to assigned patients by following policies, clinical guidelines, safety systems such as medication scanning and bed alarm use, timely and accurate documentation, core measure compliance and serving as a patient advocate. The RN-Float makes providing an exceptional patient/family experience high priority.
The Float Registered Nurse will be trained in one of the following Tier Line: CCU and/or Cardiovascular Care Unit (CCU); CVAR across campuses; Cath Labs across campuses. Critical care RN competencies are required and will primarily float between these areas. Once solid competency and performance is established in one of these areas, Pulse System Float Nurses are expected to expand their competencies in other departments as needed, through ongoing training determined by the Manager of the Pulse System Float Pool. Specialty Trained Pulse System Float Pool Nurses in Critical care may be put into dual competencies such as Cardiovascular Admit/Recovery and Procedure areas (Cath Labs).
For tier definitions, CCU is defined as the level of inpatient care not a location
GSH CCU is a combined CCU/CVICU level of care.
Tier 1
CCU all PHI Business Inpatient units
Cath Lab at all PHI Business sites
CVAR at all PHI business sites

Minimum Requirements:
Two (2) years of experience

Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or obtained within three years from the initial date of hire.
Advanced Degree in Nursing (MSN, PhD, DNP, ARNP) preferred.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
RN licensure issued by Washington State to practice professional nursing
CPR and ACLS required at time of hire
Valid driver’s license