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Registered Nurse Regional Float Team Part-time Nights

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you build trust with a team quickly?

What they are checking: A float nurse has one shift to be someone the unit relies on.

Part-time nights based out of Winfield, covering the region. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours, the shift and the coverage area.

What would you do

How do you take report on a unit you have never worked?

What they are checking: The defining skill of float nursing and it happens at the start of every shift.

How do you find supplies and equipment quickly somewhere unfamiliar?

What they are checking: The practical problem that eats a float nurse's first two hours.

What do you do if you are assigned patients you do not feel competent to take?

What they are checking: Refusing an unsafe assignment is a professional duty and it takes nerve.

This covers the whole west region, not just one hospital. How do you handle different sites?

What they are checking: The posting names the west region including Central DuPage among other hospitals.

How do you ask for help on a unit where you do not know anyone?

What they are checking: Float nurses who will not ask are the ones who get into trouble.

What is thinner overnight, and how do you work around it as a float?

What they are checking: The posting is nights and float nurses have the fewest resources overnight.

About the work

Tell me about your nursing experience across different specialty areas.

What they are checking: The posting names working in multiple specialty areas as part of the resource team.

How do you work when policies and equipment differ between hospitals?

What they are checking: Regional floating means the same task done differently at each site.

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The full job description

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The West Region Float Nurse 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 patients, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The West Region Float Nurse will be prepared to perform these duties at all West Region hospitals as required by the schedule. As a West Region Float Nurse and a member of the West Region 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. West Region Float Nurses work with many diverse people and grow relationships with fellow staff members all over Northwestern Medicine’s West Region. *West region includes Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital, Kishwaukee Hospital, Valleywest Hospital, and Marian Joy Hospital. 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. • Collaborate 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 indicate 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 • CPR – Basic Life Support • Strong interpersonal skills • Ability to collaborate with others • Strong analytic abilities Preferred: • Experience in acute care clinical area 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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): 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 at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

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