The Inpatient Float Pool
provides a unique opportunity to work with a variety of pediatric
patients in a variety of units.
Within the Inpatient Float Pool, there are two subgroups: the
Medical/Surgical Float Pool and the Critical Care Float Pool. We
fill in staffing gaps wherever they occur, finding out where we are
assigned to work a few hours before the start of each shift.
- Med/Surg Float Pool
- Hires staff nurses, nurse techs and care assistants
- Covers the following units:
- 2 Henson
- 3 Henson
- 4 Henson
- 5 Henson
- 6 Henson
- 3 West
- 4 Sutherland
- 5 Sutherland
- Children's Mercy South Inpatient
- Low-acuity patients in the ICN, PICU and ED
- Critical-Care Float Pool
- Hires staff nurses
- Covers the following units:
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
- Intensive Care Nursery (ICN)
- Emergency Department (ED)
- Medical/Surgical units listed above, if not needed in critical
care areas
We are based at Children's Mercy Hospital Hill, Hospital Hill,
2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
We also cover Children's Mercy South, 5808 West 110th Street,
Overland Park, Kan.
Nurses hired into the Medical/Surgical Float Pool must have a
minimum of two years of nursing experience, with
some experience in pediatrics.
Nurses hired into the Critical Care Float Pool must have
experience working in a critical care area (neonatal, PICU, or ED)
or in our Medical/Surgical Float Pool.
Both Missouri and Kansas nursing licensure must be maintained;
CMH reimburses for the second nursing license. PALS or PEARS
certification is required for all float pool nurses. Nurses who
join the float pool are adventuresome and looking for the
opportunity to expand or maintain a broad pediatric nursing
practice.
Minimum experience is not required for nurse techs and care
assistants, but floating requires flexibility and a willingness to
work with unfamiliar people in an unpredictable variety of areas.
It is for the adventuresome!
Float pool staff members are paid a differential for their
commitment to floating.
