Registered Nurse (RN) - Float / Swat - Full Time Nights

The Registered Nurse Acute Care Float Pool provides high-quality, compassionate, and patient-centered care while working in various units or departments within the healthcare facility. This role requires adaptability, strong clinical skills, and the ability to quickly integrate into different teams. The Nurse steps in to cover staffing needs across the facility, due to absences, high census, or other operational demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver direct patient care in accordance with established nursing standards and facility policies
• Float between units such as medical-surgical, telemetry, ICU, emergency, pediatrics, or others as needed
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely and accurately
• Monitor and document patient progress, updating records as required
• Respond to emergencies and provide appropriate interventions
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members
• Adapt quickly to different environments, electronic health record systems (EHRs), and team dynamics
• Comply with infection control, safety, and quality assurance standards

Preferred Requirements:

• One year of acute care nursing experience

Float Pool Premium on top of base wage

Straight Night Premium on top of base wage

RN Hiring Incentive Eligible Position: Qualified candidates may be eligible for a hiring incentive of up to $7500 (ADN) and up to $10,000 (BSN)

• Current nursing license in state of employment
• Basic Cardia Life Support (BCLS) certification within 1 month of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 1 year of hire

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Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.

Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of more than 15,000 employees, including more than 2,200 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.

Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship, and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 78 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted living and independent living facilities, 7 ambulance services, 27 retail pharmacies, and one research institute.