CPT RN Float Pool Jobs
RN Float Pool roles require CPT authorization tied directly to your nursing curriculum, and your DSO must document the connection before you start. These positions rotate you through multiple units, giving you the clinical breadth most nursing programs require for degree completion. Your I-20 must reflect the authorized employer and assignment dates.
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Summary:
Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Patient Care Planning
- Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
- Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
- Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
- Patient Care Provision
- Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
- Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
- Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
- Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
- Patient Care Evaluation
- Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
- Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
- Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Teaching
- Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
- Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
- Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
- Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.
- Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
- Patient Care Communication
- Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
- Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
- Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
- Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- Graduate Nurse Permit
- Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health
Work Schedule:
MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Work Type:
Full Time
Description
Summary:
Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Patient Care Planning
- Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
- Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
- Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
- Patient Care Provision
- Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
- Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
- Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
- Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
- Patient Care Evaluation
- Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
- Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
- Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
- Teaching
- Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
- Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
- Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
- Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.
- Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
- Patient Care Communication
- Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
- Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
- Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
- Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- Graduate Nurse Permit
- Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health
Work Schedule:
MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Work Type:
Full Time
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Get Access To All JobsRN Float Pool CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a float pool assignment qualify as CPT if I rotate through different units?
Yes, as long as your DSO documents that the full rotation is integral to your nursing curriculum. The key is framing the multi-unit experience as a single authorized work experience in your CPT paperwork. Some schools require a clinical affiliation agreement between the hospital and your program before your DSO can approve a float pool specifically.
Can I start a float pool shift before my updated I-20 arrives?
No. You must have the CPT-authorized I-20 in hand before your first shift. Starting work before your DSO issues the updated I-20 is unauthorized employment, which carries serious status violations. Most DSOs can process CPT updates within a few business days if you submit a complete offer letter promptly.
How do I find hospitals that actively hire F-1 CPT students for float pool roles?
Search on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with documented CPT and F-1 hiring activity. Look specifically for hospital systems that have active clinical affiliation agreements with nursing schools, since those HR teams already understand the DSO authorization workflow and won't stall your start date over paperwork.
Does float pool CPT count toward the 12-month full-time CPT limit that affects OPT?
Yes. Any CPT authorization of 20 hours or more per week is counted as full-time, and 12 cumulative months of full-time CPT makes you ineligible for OPT. Float pool positions frequently require full-time availability, so track your total authorized CPT weeks carefully across all prior authorizations, not just the current one.
What does the O*NET profile say about the RN Float Pool role in relation to degree requirements?
O*NET classifies registered nursing as a Job Zone 4 occupation requiring a related degree, which supports the CPT requirement that the work be directly tied to your field of study. Your DSO will use this classification as part of the justification that the float pool placement is an integral component of your nursing program curriculum.