Travel Medical/Surgical ICU RN
Prescott, AZ
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN Opportunity: Medical/Surgical Intensive Care RN

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Specialty: Intensive Care (Medical/Surgical ICU)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit & Patient Population

• CVICU: 12 beds
• COVID Unit: 8 beds
• Medical-Surgical ICU: 8 beds
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU): 16-20 beds (with double occupancy rooms)
• All units under the same Critical Care service line

Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

• ICU: 1:1 to 1:2 depending on acuity and staffing
• PCU: 1:3 to 1:4

Required Certifications

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

Experience & Skills Required

• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts before contract signing
• Strong EKG interpretation skills required
• Experience with weaning and troubleshooting ventilators
• Ability to titrate critical care drips (pressors, paralytics, sedation, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants)
• Preferred experience with:

  • Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
  • Prismaflex Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Skills checklist includes: EVD, chest tubes, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters
• Able to care for post-open heart surgery patients if experienced
• Nurses should be able to interpret ABGs

Common Diagnoses & Patient Types

• COVID-19 (including manual proning)
• Low-level neurological patients
• External Ventricular Drain (EVD)
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Sepsis
• Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
• Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Post Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Detoxification patients
• Chest tubes, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters
• Surgical and cardiac surgical patients including Impella, TAVR, VAD devices, STEMI, PCI, CEA, IABP

Staffing & Support

• Charge nurses may take patient assignments only as a last resort
• Typically 2 charge nurses shared between ICUs and PCU
• House supervisor available 24/7 with some exceptions
• No nurse aides on the unit
• Intensivists in-house 24/7 on West campus with NP support
• Respiratory therapists cover all areas but not present in ICU 24/7

Equipment & Technology

• Ventilators (nurses expected to troubleshoot and assist with weaning)
• Glidescopes used during intubation
• BiPAP, CPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Vapotherm
• Telemetry monitors (Nihon Kohden brand) with nurses responsible for reading strips

Scheduling & Shifts

• 12-hour shifts, 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am
• Schedules made 4 weeks in advance with some self-scheduling allowed, subject to manager approval
• No block scheduling typically allowed
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per pay period (weekend nights Fri-Sat, weekend days Sat-Sun, with some variation)
• Holiday requirement: 1 holiday plus an eve of another holiday during winter season (not all holidays required)
• Call/standby: Possible low census call about once every 6 weeks, no scheduled call

Floating & Orientation

• Floating required as part of rotation; may float to PCU, MST, or EC ICU/PCU as needed
• Orientation includes 8 hours general hospital orientation plus 1-2 shifts on unit with preceptor/buddy
• Additional orientation/checkoff for special skills (e.g., open heart surgery, CRRT)

Dress Code

• Professional scrubs of any color except camouflage
• Transitioning to navy scrubs in October

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) in the past year
• Prescreen and auto offer available if return-to-office (RTO) is less than 7 days and no holiday requests

Last updated: July 22, 2025