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Registered Nurse Float CDH Resource Team Full-time Days

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

Posted Sep 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you were floated to a unit outside your comfort zone. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can adapt without complaint while still being honest about the limits of their competence.

Tell me about a time you caught a change in a patient's condition early. What did you notice and what did you do?

What they are checking: Whether their assessment skills are sharp enough to spot decline before it turns into a rapid response.

How do you build trust quickly with a charge nurse and staff who have never worked with you?

What they are checking: Whether they help the home team and communicate well, which decides whether units are glad to see the float nurse.

Floating nurses sometimes miss out on shared governance and unit projects. How would you stay involved?

What they are checking: Whether they want to contribute beyond their shift or see float work as a way to avoid engagement.

What would you do

As a float nurse on the CDH Resource Team, you could land on a different unit every shift. How do you get oriented in the first fifteen minutes on a unit you barely know?

What they are checking: Whether they have a quick, repeatable routine for finding equipment, people and policies before patients need them.

You are assigned a patient whose care requires a skill you have not been checked off on. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they protect the patient by speaking up rather than guessing to avoid looking unprepared.

How do you decide what to delegate to a patient care tech on a unit where you do not know the staff?

What they are checking: Whether they understand they stay accountable for delegated care and check competence before handing work off.

You get report from a nurse who is clearly rushed and leaves out details. How do you make sure you have what you need?

What they are checking: Whether they ask targeted questions at handoff instead of discovering the gaps later at the bedside.

About the work

Walk me through how you build a plan of care for a patient you are meeting for the first time at the start of shift.

What they are checking: Whether they use the nursing process to set expected outcomes instead of just working through a task list.

How do you keep your documentation consistent when every unit has its own flowsheets and expectations?

What they are checking: Whether they know accurate charting of patient responses matters as much on a float shift as on a home unit.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Staff Nurse Inpatient 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. Responsibilities: • 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. • 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 (BSN) or associate degree Nursing (ADN) with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role. • 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/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire • Additional requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room: • Pediatric Advanced Life Support • TNCC within one year of hire Preferred: • Experience in specific clinical area. • Additional preferences for the Emergency Room and the Pediatric Emergency Room: • Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) • Emergency Communications Registered Nurse • Certified Pediatric Nurse • Certified Emergency Nurse Addendum #1- Prepost PACU Department • PALS • ACLS 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.