Travel Nurse RN - Float

Company: Integrated Healthcare Services
Location: Normal
Posted on: February 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Float for a travel nursing job in Normal, Illinois. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Float - Discipline: RN - Duration: 13 weeks - 36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours, nights - Employment Type: Travel Job Summary: - The Clinical Resource Unit (Float pool) is committed to our Nursing Professional Practice Model; we believe in caring relationships with our patients, families, community, and colleagues to provide exceptional care. - In the clinical resource unit, our dedicated nursing staff, nurse leaders, interdisciplinary team members, and physician partners practice on providing specialized medical and nursing care to various inpatient units including Medical-Oncology, Surgical-Orthopedic, Cardiovascular Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Acute Rehab. - Our highly-trained staff utilizes the most current technology and equipment. - Medical diagnoses include but are not limited to coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, syncope, congestive heart failure, strokes, cancer, cellulitis, post-surgical care, and chest pain. - The environment is fast-paced, exciting, and always evolving. Job Responsibilities: - Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service. - Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. - Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team. - Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops an appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs. - Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. - Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation. - Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents. - Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. - Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers. - Confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. - Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solutions. - Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies. - Floats to various inpatient units including Medical-Oncology, Surgical-Ortho, Cardiovascular Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Acute Rehab. - Provides direct nursing care and collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to provide patient care to various patient populations. - Conducts and documents assessments, nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care. - Acts as a resource to staff from various units. - Coordinates care to multidisciplinary team members to facilitate and provide the highest possible quality patient care. - Manages care of acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients. - Collaboratively identifies patient goals of care, designs and maintains care plans with patients and families. - Implements interventions as needed including medication administration and evaluation of effects. - Prepares patients for procedures, provides pain management, performs IV venipuncture, blood administration, and monitors labs. - Discharges patients and provides instruction for safe transition from hospital. - Documents all care using EMR. - Ensures team huddles are occurring and attends them. - Delegates with appropriate follow-up. - Answers call lights. - Ensures basic care such as turning, toileting, etc. is done per standards of care. - Handles conflict management and maintains professional communication with all team members. - Provides post-operative care for the complex surgical population. Job Description, continued in Skills Section Required Skills & Experience: - Ability to float to multiple units and provide care to diverse patient populations. - Ability to manage care for both acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients. - Ability to develop, implement, and modify patient care plans. - Skill in medication administration and evaluating medication effects. - Skill in preparing patients for procedures and managing post-operative care. - Skill in IV venipuncture and blood administration. - Ability to document care accurately using EMR. - Ability to educate patients and families on care plans and discharge instructions. - Ability to provide constructive feedback and assist in professional development of peers. - Ability to handle conflict management and maintain professional communication with team members. - Skill in critical thinking to assess patient status and take appropriate action. - Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team members. - Ability to prioritize patient safety and adhere to all safety standards including fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, and ambulation safety. - Ability to complete patient bedside shift reports, hourly rounding, and maintain updated patient communication boards. - Ability to delegate appropriately and follow up on delegated tasks. Preferred Skills & Experience: - N/A Job Description, continued - Delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned HCT's and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift. - Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensuring physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding on each assigned patient, care plan documentation, and patient education. - Provides patient medications utilizing the patient 5 Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time. - Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level by ensuring compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety. - Maintains a positive attitude at all times on the unit that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment. - Keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests/medical needs. - Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and uses nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status. - Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety. - Assesses and intervenes appropriately to ensure positive outcomes during the post-operative phase. - Assesses, manages, and educates patients and families. - Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change, and updating of the patient communication board found in each patient room. Required Education: - College diploma of nursing. Preferred Education: - N/a Required Certifications & Licensure: - BLS (AHA). - IL Nursing License. Preferred Certifications & Licensure: - N/A QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE Work Authorization : US Citizen Preferred years of experience : 2 years Travel required : No travel required Shift timings : Night Integrated Healthcare Services Job ID 36856080. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN - Float

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