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Registered Nurse Emergency Departments West Region Float Team Full-time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Full time floating means most weeks you are somewhere different. Tell me honestly why that appeals to you.

What they are checking: Whether they want the variety or took the resource team because it was open.

Tell me about a patient you recognized was deteriorating before the numbers showed it.

What they are checking: Clinical instinct described concretely rather than claimed.

Full time nights across the West Region. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the schedule and geography the posting states.

Tell me about being assigned something you were not comfortable with.

What they are checking: Whether they will say so, which is the most important thing a float nurse can do.

What do you do at the end of a shift where something went badly?

What they are checking: Whether they have a way of carrying this work, which decides whether they last in an ED.

What would you do

How do you plan your assignment when the department is full and holding patients?

What they are checking: Boarding, which is the defining pressure on emergency nursing.

How do you decide what a patient needs to understand before they go home?

What they are checking: Discharge teaching, which is the part of ED nursing most often rushed.

About the work

Tell me about your emergency nursing experience and the busiest department you have worked in.

What they are checking: Whether the ED experience is real and at what volume.

Which emergency settings are you competent in today, and which would you want support with?

What they are checking: An honest scope of practice, which is the most important thing a float nurse knows.

How do you decide what to delegate when you do not know the staff?

What they are checking: Delegation without knowing the people, which is the hardest part of floating.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The RN float- Emergency Department reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. As a Float Nurse and a member of the Resource Team, you will have the unique opportunity to work in multiple specialty areas and treat an expansive range of patient populations. Floating means each shift could be worked in a different unit or in a different hospital. This role affords you the chance to further develop your assessment skills as well as sharpen those in communications and teamwork. Float Nurses work with many diverse people and grow relationships with fellow staff members all over Northwestern Medicine’s west region. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes. • Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care. • Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others. • Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects. • Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings. • Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions. Required : • Bachelor of Science in Nursing • Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse • Basic Life Support • Strong interpersonal skills • Ability to collaborate with others • Strong analytic abilities Additional Requirements for the Emergency Room • ACLS • PALS • NRP – within 1 year of hire Preferred: • Experience in specific clinical area • TNCC/Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) • Certified Pediatric Nurse • Certified Emergency Nurse Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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