Float Pool Nurse

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Float Pool Nurse you will help patients receive excellent care, assessing their condition and providing nursing care so they can achieve effective healing and health outcomes.

Every day you will assess, formulate nursing diagnoses, plan, implement intervention and evaluate patient care outcomes. You will be expected to build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, maintaining a safe and compassionate environment conducive to patient well-being, and escalating concerns to appropriate resources when necessary.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement. 

To best serve our patients, this individual will need to be available and flexible to provide care across various departments and sites throughout the Texas Market. This could involve supporting same-day staffing, adapting to multiple assignment locations within a single shift, participating in travel assignments, or contributing to seasonal staffing patterns. 

Clinical needs include: ICU, Med Surg/Telemetry, Emergency, OR, Cardiac Cath Lab and/or Women’s’ Services. 

RN Clinical Float Pool are hired with the understanding they must float based on the tiers below, the schedule is based on the needs of the organization:

Float RN II A:  Employee agrees to be assigned to Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and either North or South Houston Market. Employees will be required to float between all the facilities included in the tier that individual commits to supporting. Must be available to be scheduled for a minimum of 2 shifts every week and available to be scheduled a Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend. Must be available to be scheduled for two major holidays per policy. 

The rate of pay for this level of commitment is $57.00. Mileage reimbursement and applicable differentials will apply if eligible.

Float RN II B:  Employees agree to be assigned to Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and either the North or South Houston market. Employees will be required to float between all the facilities included in the tier that individual commits to supporting. Must be available to be scheduled for a minimum of 3 shifts every week and available to be scheduled a Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend. Must be available to be scheduled for two major holidays per policy.

The rate of pay for this level of commitment is $60.00.  Mileage reimbursement and applicable differentials will apply if eligible.

Float RN III A:  Employee (with a minimum of a 2 hour notice) will agree to float to any facility within the Texas division. Must be available to be scheduled for a minimum of 2 shifts every week and available to be scheduled a Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend. Must be available to be scheduled for two major holidays per policy. 

The rate of pay for this level of commitment is $65.00.  Mileage reimbursement and applicable differentials will apply if eligible.

Float RN III B:  Employees (with a minimum of a 2 hour notice) will agree to float to any facility within the Texas division. Must be available to be scheduled for a minimum of 3 shifts every week and available to be scheduled a Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend. Must be available to be scheduled for two major holidays per policy. 

The rate of pay for this level of commitment is $70.00.  Mileage reimbursement and applicable differentials will apply if eligible.

Market Definitions:

Click Link below where you will be directed to learn more about each facility and the services they provide.

St. Luke’s Health – Texas Division: https://www.commonspirit.org/stlukes-health-texas   

• South Houston :  Sugar Land, Brazosport, Patients Medical Center
• North Houston:  Woodlands, Lakeside and Vintage
• Brazos Valley:  Burleson St Joseph Manor; Burleson St Joseph Health; St. Joseph College Station; Grimes St. Joseph Health; Madison St Joseph Health; St Joseph Manor; St Joseph Regional Health Center
• East Texas:  Memorial Hospital of Polk County; Memorial Medical Center of East Texas; Memorial Medical Center San Augustine
• Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Job Requirements

Required 

• Two (2) years of RN experience working in an acute care facility

• Two (2) years of RN experience working in desired specialty  

• Associates Degree in Nursing, ADN

• Registered Nurse, RN Texas State Licensure 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

• Additional certifications may be required depending on specialty and/or location

Prefered

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, BSN

Where You’ll Work

St. Luke’s Health serves Greater Houston using the latest technological advancements and the highest standard of care. St. Luke’s Health cares for the communities in and around the Texas Medical Center, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pasadena, Pearland, Springwoods Village, Holcombe, Northwest Houston, and the Galleria area. Internationally recognized as a leader in healthcare, St. Luke’s Health’s research and breakthroughs enhance and advance the overall continuum of care for patients around the world.

Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. This role will allow you to give back to our community and broaden your healthcare skills. Our Nursing Team is a vital part of our patient’s success to recovery.

Do you have the passion to travel, but prefer to stay local? Do you have excellent follow-through skills? Are you organized and able to multi-task? Do you love caring for people? Would you like to work in a place that values your skills? We have a team of people waiting for you.     

Connect with St. Luke’s Health today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!