Float Pool RN - ICU/MedSurg Telemetry/PCU
Prescott, AZ
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

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

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit/Department Overview

• Float Pool covering multiple units: ICU, Medical-Surgical Telemetry (MedSurg Tele), Progressive Care Unit (PCU), and inpatient holding in the Emergency Department.
• Units span across two campuses with varying patient populations and room configurations.
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Telemetry: 1:5-6

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Geriatric patients
• Orthopedic patients
• Post-procedural patients from cath lab (groin site care)
• Post-myocardial infarction (MI)
• Post-cardiac catheterization
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) post-op days 3-4

Required Certifications & Exams

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing.

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required.
• Comfortable titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin.
• Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips (RNs read strips; monitor techs present on some units).

Work Environment & Scheduling

• Shifts: 12-hour shifts, 7 AM to 7 PM (day and evening shifts).
• Scheduling: Managed by float pool scheduler; schedule published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time.
• Night shift may allow block scheduling.
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.
• Holiday coverage included in permanent staff rotation.
• Call/standby requirement: May be placed on standby during shifts with excessive staff; must be available to be called in.

Additional Information

• Charge nurses present on each unit but do not take patient assignments.
• Nurse aides utilized across all settings.
• Respiratory therapy equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high flow oxygen in PCU and MedSurg.
• Staff notified of unit assignments approximately 2 hours before shift start via text message.
• Distance between campuses is approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Dress code: Solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs in alignment with organizational guidelines.
• Orientation: Includes an 8-hour general hospital orientation day plus 12-hour shifts on MedSurg Tele and PCU units for unit-specific orientation.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Arizona.
• ACLS and BLS certifications.
• At least 1 year of ICU experience.
• Ability to titrate drips and interpret cardiac monitor strips.
• Successful completion of dysrhythmia exam prior to contract start.

This position requires flexibility to float across multiple units and campuses within a 50-mile radius.