Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Chandler, AZ
Consolidated Medical Travel
3x12 hrs, Nights

Trauma Level

• Level I Trauma Center

Charting System

• Cerner

🚨 OFFER & SCREENING REQUIREMENTS (MUST READ) 🚨

Auto Offer

• Auto Offer off Prescreen

Dysrhythmia Exam (REQUIRED)

• Must be completed within 48 hours of offer
• Maximum 2 attempts
• Required PRIOR to contract signing
• Failure outcome:
  • Traveler will be sent home
  • DNU for 6 months for CommonSpirit Health AZ & Sacramento regions

Simulation Lab (Day 1 of Orientation)

• Pass/Fail Sim Lab required
• Failure outcome:
  • Traveler will be sent home
  • DNU for 6 months

🚨 CLINICAL REQUIREMENT 🚨

• MUST be able to TITRATE CARDIAC DRIPS

Floating Expectations (MANDATORY)

• Floating is required
• Travelers will float between all Telemetry and Med/Surg units
• Depending on skillset, floating may include:
  • ICU (within scope/competency)
  • Cardiac Tele
  • All Tele units
  • Med/Surg units
  • Holding areas (Cath Lab, ER, Observation, hallway holds)

Campus Floating

• Floating occurs between:
  • Chandler Campus
  • Mercy Gilbert Campus
• Distance: 9 miles (≈15 minutes, all interstate)
• Notification of campus/unit provided 1.5 hours prior to shift start
• Mid-shift unit floating can occur
• Rare, but possible to float campuses mid-shift
  • Must clock out when leaving one campus and clock in upon arrival at the other

UNIT DETAILS

CV Telemetry – B3A

• Beds: 32
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Ratios: 1:3–4
• Charge Nurse: Yes (no patient assignment)
• Clinical Supervisor: Yes
• PCTs: 1 per 16 patients
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Scrubs: Navy
• Telemetry: Centralized; RNs must interpret EKGs
• Vents: No
• Providers: Hospitalist days / on-call nights
• IV Team: No
• RT / Pharmacy: 24/7
• Shifts: 12 hrs (7–7)
• Orientation: 2 days on unit
• Floating: Similar or lower acuity
• Common Patients:
  • Post-Cath Lab
  • Post-vascular procedures
  • Day-2 CABG
  • General Tele
• Drips (Titration Required):
  • Amiodarone
  • Cardene
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Heparin
  • Dobutamine (titrate down only)
• Age Range: 15 years and older (no pediatrics)

Neuro Telemetry – A3 Neuro

• Beds: 28
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Ratios: 1:3–4
• Charge Nurse: Yes (no patient assignment)
• Clinical Supervisor: Yes
• PCTs: 1 per 16 patients
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Scrubs: Navy
• Telemetry: Centralized; RNs must interpret EKGs
• Vents: No
• Providers: Hospitalist days / on-call nights
• IV Team: No
• RT / Pharmacy: 24/7
• Shifts: 12 hrs (7–7)
• Orientation: 2 days on unit
• Common Patients:
  • Neuro post-surgical
  • Post-craniotomy
  • Spine surgeries
  • CVA patients post-TPA
• Additional Notes: No ICP monitoring

Medical-Surgical – C5

• Beds: 32
• Specialties: Ortho, Surgical, Oncology
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Ratios: 1:4 (days & nights)
• Charge Nurse: Yes (no patient assignment)
• Unit Supervisor: Yes
• PCTs:
  • Days: PCTs
  • Nights: 1 PCT or Task RN
• Weekend Requirement:
  • 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
  • Days: Sat/Sun
  • Nights: Fri/Sat
• Holiday Requirement: 1 major & 1 minor holiday
• Scrubs: Navy
• Telemetry: GE Monitors (central monitoring tech)
• IV Team: No (SWAT RN available for difficult IVs)
• RT / Pharmacy: 24/7 (ICU pharmacist days)
• Shifts: 12 hrs (7–7)
• Floating: To MedSurg Tele B2C & B2D
• Orientation: 2 shifts
• Patient Mix:
  • 80% Surgical / 20% Oncology
  • Ortho (JCAHO-certified knee & hip program)
  • Urological, abdominal, Whipple, women’s surgeries (no OB/GYN)
• Additional Notes: Spectralink phones (call light linked)

Medical-Surgical – B2C

• Beds: 29
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Ratios: 1:4 (days & nights)
• Charge Nurse: Yes (no patient assignment)
• Unit Supervisor: Yes
• PCTs:
  • Days: PCTs
  • Nights: 1 PCT or SWAT RN
• Weekend Requirement:
  • 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
• Holiday Requirement: 1 major & 1 minor holiday
• Scrubs: Navy
• Telemetry: GE Monitors (central monitoring tech)
• IV Team: No (SWAT RN available)
• RT / Pharmacy: 24/7
• Shifts: 12 hrs (7–7)
• Floating: To MedSurg Tele C5 & B2D
• Orientation: 2 shifts
• Patient Mix:
  • General MedSurg Tele
  • Amiodarone & Cardizem (titrate down only)
• Additional Notes:
  • New-grad training unit
  • New grads train 4 weeks with a Clinical Scholar
  • Auto Offer off Prescreen Recommendation