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

Job Opportunity: Float Pool Nurse (ICU/MedSurg Tele/PCU)

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit/Department

• Float Pool covering ICU, MedSurg Telemetry, and PCU units across two campuses
• Includes inpatient holding in Emergency Department
• Unit details:

  • East Campus: ICU and stepdown patients, 10-bed double occupancy
  • West Campus: Stepdown (14 rooms, double occupancy), MedSurg Tele (95 beds divided into 4 areas), MedSurg pods (10-room pods, double occupancy)
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Tele: 1:5-6

Required Certifications

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

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 1 year ICU experience required (highest stated requirement)
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required

Clinical Skills & Responsibilities

• 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
• Able to interpret cardiac monitor strips (Stepdown unit)
• Care for common patient types including geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural cardiac cath, post-MI, and CABG post-op day 3-4
• Manage patients with groin sites in stepdown unit
• Use of nurse aides in all settings
• Respiratory equipment used includes CPAP, BiPAP, and Heated High Flow (especially in PCU and MedSurg)

Scheduling & Shifts

• Shift times: 7 AM - 7 PM (AM and PM shifts)
• Schedule published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time
• Travelers must be flexible with unit assignments and shifts
• Night shift may allow block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday shifts included in permanent staff rotation
• Call/standby required on shifts with excessive staff; standby nurses may be called in during their 12-hour shift
• Unit assignments communicated by text message 2 hours prior to shift start
• Distance between campuses: approximately 20-25 minutes

Orientation

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

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: Candidates may not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN at any facility associated with CommonSpirit (including CHI or Dignity) within the past year
• Dress code: Currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs aligning with Dignity guidelines starting October

This position is ideal for experienced ICU nurses comfortable with multiple critical care settings and flexible scheduling.