Float Pool ICU/Telemetry/PCU Nurse
Prescott, AZ
Olaro
3x12 hrs, Nights

ICU/MS/Tele/PCU Float Pool Nurse - Prescott, Arizona

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Unit/Department

• Float Pool covering ICU, MedSurg Telemetry, and PCU across two campuses
• Includes inpatient holding in the Emergency Department
• East Campus (Campus 2) includes ICU and stepdown patients in a 10-bed double occupancy unit
• West Campus Stepdown: 14 rooms (double occupancy), average census 20
• West MedSurg Telemetry: 95 beds divided into 4 areas
• MedSurg broken into 10-room pods, double occupancy

Nurse:Patient Ratios

• PCU: 1:4
• MedSurg Telemetry: 1:5-6

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year ICU experience required
• Must pass dysrhythmia exam with at least 80% within two attempts before contract signing
• Comfortable titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin
• RNs are required to titrate drips

Patient Population / Common Diagnoses

• Geriatric patients
• Orthopedic patients
• Post-procedural cardiac patients (post MI, post cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4)
• Strong cath lab program; care includes groin sites in stepdown unit

Staffing & Support

• Charge nurse on each unit does not take patient assignments
• Nurse aides utilized in all settings
• Monitor techs monitor PCU and MedSurg Telemetry units; nurses interpret cardiac strips

Respiratory Therapy Equipment

• CPAP or BiPAP used at night in MedSurg
• BiPAP, CPAP, and Heated High Flow oxygen available in PCU

Scheduling & Shifts

• 12-hour shifts: 7 AM - 7 PM (day and night shifts)
• Schedule published 6 weeks in advance, 4 weeks at a time
• Float pool scheduler assigns shifts; travelers must be flexible
• Night shift may allow block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday coverage included in permanent staff rotation
• Call/standby required on shifts with excessive staff; standby nurses may be called in during their 12-hour shift

Assignment Notification

• Units assigned via text message approximately 2 hours before shift start
• Distance between campuses: 20-25 minutes

Orientation

• 8-hour general hospital orientation day
• 12-hour shift orientation at West MedSurg Telemetry
• 12-hour shift orientation at PCU West Campus
• East campus orientation similar but smaller and easier to navigate

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: candidates must live within 50 miles and cannot have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN at any CommonSpirit-associated facility (including CHI or Dignity) within the past year
• Scrub color currently solid professional colors; transitioning to navy scrubs per Dignity guidelines starting October