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We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.


A Brief Overview
Deliver compassionate, culturally effective care as a Registered Nurse in CHOP's Float Pool department. Float Pool Nurses are expert practitioners with a minimum of two years of pediatric RN experience. The nurse, at this level, provides safe nursing care to the general unit population ICU, Medical, Surgical, and at least 1 specialty area as defined in Supplemental Staffing Nursing Policy, with minimal guidance and bases practice on identified principles and standards of care.

Float Pool I - Minimum Total Hours: 48 hours per 6 week schedule period
Weekend Requirement: 24 hours per 6 week schedule period
Department: Flex Team
Holiday Requirement (Winter/Summer): None
Shifts Available: Evenings / Nights / Weekends

Float Pool II - Minimum Total Hours: 60 hours per 6 week schedule period
Weekend Requirement: 32 hours per 6 week schedule period
Department: Flex Team
Holiday Requirement (Winter/Summer): None
Shifts Available: Evenings / Nights / Weekends

Responsibilities

• Deliver family-centered care guided by CHOP's Nursing Professional Practice Model.
• Develop, evaluate, and revise patients' plans of care throughout their hospitalization.
• Gather and analyze data to inform the care team and delegate tasks.
• Promote excellent patient outcomes by adhering to evidence-based practices, nursing standards, and safety procedures.
• Identify and address safety concerns or ethical dilemmas with unit leadership.
• Develop effective partnerships with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Adopt healthcare technology and clinical practice changes in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain CEUs for nursing licensure and comply with annual nursing competencies and mandatory education.

Education Qualifications

• Required: Technical diploma- Nursing
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree- Nursing

Experience Qualifications

• Required: At least two (2) years Pediatric Nursing experience

Skills and Abilities

• Use of patient-facing technology (IV pumps, point-of-care devices, CR monitors)
• Ability to gather and assess clinical information using appropriate healthcare technology

Licenses and Certifications

• Required (upon hire at a Pennsylvania location): (Pennsylvania) or Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board
• Required (upon hire at a New Jersey location): Registered Nurse (New Jersey) or Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board
• Required (upon hire): Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification issued by an organization that appoints a hands-on instructor to lead psychomotor skills verification (i.e., American Heart Association or Red Cross)

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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