Registered Nurse- Facility Float Pool (Nights)
The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care while maintaining professional accountability for assigned patients.
Posted Oct 1 · 2 years of experience
- Shift and hours
- Nights Registered Nurse- Facility Float Pool (Nights)
- Unit and setting
- Facility Float Pool · Hospital
- License
- RN license Current Arkansas RN licenseArkansas RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Arkansas RN license Current Arkansas RN license Check your license
- Certification
- current BLS certification BLS certification (must be current)
- Certification
- ACLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire ACLS & NIHSS - required within 90 days of hire
- Certification
- NIHSS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire
Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Experience
- critical care experience 2+ years of critical care experience
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- tuition support
- Eligibility
- benefits from day oneworking 32+ hours per pay period
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical coverage
- Benefitsdental coverage
- Benefitsvision coverage
- Benefitspaid time off
- Benefitstuition support
- Benefitsmatched retirement plans
More benefits (5)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- medical
The role and schedule
- Care model
- Mercy Nursing Professional Practice Model Utilizes the Mercy Nursing Professional Practice Model and nursing process to provide patient care.
- Day to day
- coordinate patient care with other departments Coordinates the patients care in conjunction with other departments.
- Day to day
- evaluate effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers The RN evaluates the effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers and coordinates patient care collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
- Day to day
- deliver competent, compassionate nursing care to patients Deliver competent, compassionate nursing care to patients
- Floating
- float to Med Surg, Orthopedics, Cardiac, Cardiac Neuro, PCU, and Critical Care Float to the following clinical areas as needed: Med Surg Orthopedics Cardiac Cardiac Neuro Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Critical Care
- Day to day
- collaborate with interdisciplinary teams Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective patient outcomes
- Day to day
- serve as a resource to unit staff Serve as a resource to unit staff by sharing skills, clinical knowledge, and best practices
- Day to day
- adapt to varying workflows, patient needs, and unit requirements Adapt quickly to varying workflows, patient needs, and unit requirements
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- MERCY Hospital FORT SMITH
- Address
- 7301 ROGERS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR, 72903
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 256
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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- Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Nursing
- Nursing
- Regular
- Full-time
- Mercy Hospital Ft Smith
- JR271742
Find your calling at Mercy!
Utilizes the Mercy Nursing Professional Practice Model and nursing process to provide patient care. Maintains professional accountability for provision of patient care for the assigned patients. Coordinates the patients care in conjunction with other departments.
Maintains patients' rights and confidentiality of patient information. Functions within the scope of nursing preparation and consistent with the established guidelines of nursing practice, the goals of Mercy Health System, the Philosophy of the Sisters of Mercy, the State Nurse Practice Act, the Code of Professional and Business Ethics, and the Co-Worker Code of Conduct. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details
The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care while maintaining professional accountability for assigned patients. The RN evaluates the effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers and coordinates patient care collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams. This position upholds patient rights, maintains confidentiality, and performs all duties in alignment with Mercy’s mission, values, and Service Standards.
Position Responsibilities
- Deliver competent, compassionate nursing care to patients
- Float to the following clinical areas as needed:
- Med Surg
- Orthopedics
- Cardiac
- Cardiac Neuro
- Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
- Critical Care
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective patient outcomes
- Serve as a resource to unit staff by sharing skills, clinical knowledge, and best practices
- Adapt quickly to varying workflows, patient needs, and unit requirements
Qualifications
Required
- Current Arkansas RN license
- BLS certification (must be current)
- ACLS & NIHSS – required within 90 days of hire
Preferred
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- 2+ years of critical care experience
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
What's around it?
Fort Smith, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 14% below the US average
- Median rent
- $884/mo
- Household income
- $54,816/yr, all local households, not nurse pay