Float Pool Nurse definition

Float Pool Nurse is defined as a regularly scheduled and benefited 12 nursing position posted and awarded as specified in Article 12.5. A nurse awarded a 13 float pool position shall be expected to orient, maintain competencies/requirements, and 14 float to up to two (2) designated nursing units. However, a nurse may choose to float to 15 more than two (2) units with Hospital approval. A nurse shall be required to have two (2) 16 years’ experience to participate in the float pool. Float pool nurses shall be assigned a 17 base shift. A float pool nurse shall receive a work assignment at the beginning of each 18 work shift based on Hospital’s need at that time. Float pool nurses shall not be routinely

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Float Pool Nurse is defined as a regularly scheduled and benefited nursing position posted and awarded as specified in Article 12.5. A nurse awarded a float pool position shall be expected to orient, maintain competencies/requirements, and float to up to two (2) designated nursing units. However, a nurse may choose to float to more than two (2) units with Hospital approval. A nurse shall be required to have two (2) years’ experience to participate in the float pool. Float pool nurses shall be assigned a base shift. A float pool nurse shall receive a work assignment at the beginning of each work shift based on Hospital’s need at that time. Float pool nurses shall not be routinely assigned to serve as a Shift Charge Nurse. The float pool supervisor shall designate the unit meetings to be attended by each individual float pool nurse. A float pool nurse shall not be required to take low census, however, in no case should a float pool nurse work longer than two (2) hours in place of another staff nurse while that nurse is on involuntary low census standby.

Float Pool Nurse is defined as a regularly scheduled and bene- 8 fited nursing position posted and awarded as specified in Article 12.5. A nurse awarded 9 a float pool position shall be expected to orient, maintain competencies/requirements, 10 and float to up to two (2) designated nursing units. However, a nurse may choose to 11 float to more than two (2) units with Hospital approval. A nurse shall be required to have 12 two (2) years experience to participate in the float pool. Float pool nurses shall be as- 13 signed a base shift. A float pool nurse shall receive a work assignment at the beginning 14 of each work shift based on Hospital’s need at that time. Float pool nurses shall not be 15 routinely assigned to serve as a relief Team Leader. The float pool supervisor shall 16 designate the unit meetings to be attended by each individual float pool nurse. A Float 18 pool nurse work longer than two (2) hours in place of another staff nurse while that 19 nurse is on involuntary low census standby.

Examples of Float Pool Nurse in a sentence

In order to maintain the necessary skills as a Critical Care Float Pool Nurse, a good faith effort will be made to ensure that RNs in this float pool will be assigned to critical care or on the house as much as possible.
For the purposes of re-assignment it is understood that where a Float Pool Nurse is assigned to a unit and a nurse must be redeployed from that unit to another, the Float Pool nurse will be the nurse to be re-assigned.
For each unit to which a 8 Float Pool Nurse is required to orient, the nurse will receive sufficient orientation 9 to allow the nurse to have the documented competencies and skills required to 10 provide direct care to patients on the unit.
Prior to the beginning of the scheduled 11 shift, a qualified regular Float Pool Nurse shall have the right to replace a Per 12 Diem Nurse on any unit, provided that the Float Pool Nurse has the clinical 13 experience allowing them to be utilized for an anticipated patient assignment on 14 that unit at the time of the assignment.
A Float Pool Nurse is a Nurse who is subject to clinical qualifications and works in various units through the Hospital based on his or her clinical experience.
A full time Float Pool Nurse is a registered nurse who works full time hours between more than one (1) unit, program or site in the Corporation.
Prior to transferring to a Tier 2 Float Pool Nurse position, a Nurse must have two four (24) years of clinical experience.
A full time ER/CCU Float Pool Nurse is a registered nurse who works full time hours between the Emergency Room and/or Critical Care Units in the Corporation.
It is understood that a Float Pool or ER/CCU Float Pool or ER/CCU Float Pool Nurse assigned to such vacancy shall not be considered as a “float nurse” for the purpose of Article D.15.
For the purposes of re-assignment it is understood that where a Float Pool Nurse is assigned to a unit and a nurse must be redeployed from that unit to another, the tfloat Pool nurse will be the nurse to be re-assigned.