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Who We Are: The Acute Care Float Pool supports all the acute care units at Children's National Hospital including medical, surgical and specialty units.

About the Role:

All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large. A RN II is an independent practitioner who performs patient care activities for a variety of patients in a service area. Respond effectively to common patient care issues. Work collaboratively with all members of the health care team in the delivery of patient care. Continue to expand clinical base of nursing knowledge and skills.

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum Education
ASN

BSN (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
At least 1 1/2 years RN experience (Required)

Required Licenses and Certifications
CPR Certification (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Professional Practice/Research

• Participate in Shared Leadership.

• Contribute to CNMC’s Magnet Journey .

• Ensure that nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice.

• Accountable for participating in the Division of Nursing’s Performance Improvement process (division or unit level).

• Participate in community activities.

Assessment and Planning

• Gather physical and psychosocial data on patient/family.

• Based on assessment, contribute to and develop individualized plan of care with patient and family.

• Identify ways to improve operations through quality improvement and assist in implementation of solutions across acute care units.

Plan of Care

• Complete appropriate documentation.

• Organize and complete patient assignment in a timely manner seeking assistance as needed

• Delegate appropriately and effectively; make appropriate decisions and use sound judgment based on national nursing standards and Practice Act.

• Identify and document the patient and family’s physical and emotional responses to care delivered.

• Accountable to establish, implement, communicate and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of care with outcomes.

• Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes.

Patient/Family Advocacy

• Identify learning needs and contribute to teaching of patient/family based on plan of care.

• Seek assistance to meet patient’s educational needs.

• Accountable to deliver patient care and service in a manner that is sensitive to diversity.

• Communication reflects development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs.

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.

• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.

• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.

• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.

• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.

• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.

• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.