Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Prescott, AZ
Consolidated Medical Travel
4x12 hrs, Nights

Unit Notes – Float Pool (ICU / PCU / MedSurg Tele)

Prescreen + Manager Review Required
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Dysrhythmia Exam

• Clinician must pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to contract signing
• Passing score: 80%
• Maximum attempts: 2
• Failure result:
  • Clinician will be DNU for 6 months for CommonSpirit AZ & Sacramento regions

Radius & Employment Restrictions

• 50-mile radius rule applies
• Candidates may NOT have been full-time, part-time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility (including CHI and/or Dignity) within the past year

Unit / Department Overview

Department: Float Pool (ICU, PCU, MedSurg Tele)

• Floating occurs across both campuses, including inpatient holds in the ED

Campuses & Layout

• East Campus (Campus 2):
  • NextCare unit with 10 beds (double occupancy)
  • ICU and Stepdown patients
• West Campus:
  • Stepdown: 14 rooms (double occupancy), average census ~20
  • MedSurg Tele: 95 beds, divided into 4 areas
  • MedSurg units organized into 10-room pods (double occupancy)
• Travel time between campuses: ~20–25 minutes

Staffing & Ratios

• PCU: 1:4
• MedSurg Tele: 1:5–6

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year ICU experience (Required)
• Must be comfortable in a high-acuity float role
• Strong cardiac background preferred

Common Diagnoses / Patient Population

• Geriatric patients
• Orthopedic patients
• Post-procedural patients (strong Cath Lab program)
• Post-MI
• Post-cardiac catheterization
• CABG patients (post-op day 3–4)
• Stepdown patients requiring groin site management

Drips & Monitoring

• Drip titration required: YES
• Common drips:
  • Heparin
  • Cardizem
  • Amiodarone
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Dopamine
  • Dobutamine
  • Insulin
• Travelers must be comfortable managing most or all of these drips

Telemetry & Monitoring

• Stepdown units have monitors on the unit
• Monitor Techs support PCU and MedSurg Tele
• RNs must be able to interpret telemetry strips

Support Staff & Equipment

• Charge Nurse: Present on each unit (does not take assignments)
• Nurse Aides: Utilized in all care settings
• Respiratory Equipment:
  • MedSurg: CPAP / BiPAP at night
  • PCU: BiPAP, CPAP, Heated High-Flow

Shifts & Scheduling

• Shift Length: 12 hours (7:00 AM–7:00 PM / 7:00 PM–7:00 AM)
• Scheduling:
  • Managed by float pool scheduler
  • Schedule published 6 weeks out, released in 4-week blocks
  • Travelers must be flexible
  • Night shift may accommodate block scheduling when possible

Weekend & Holiday Requirements

• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Travelers included in permanent staff rotation

Call / Standby

• Standby required during low census
• Standby is for the full 12-hour shift
• Clinicians may be called in at any point during the standby period

Assignment Notification

• Unit and campus assignment provided ~2 hours prior to shift start
• Notification sent via text message from the staffing office

Scrubs / Dress Code

• Current: Solid-color professional scrubs
• Effective October: Navy scrubs (Dignity guideline)

Orientation

• 8-hour general hospital orientation
• 12-hour orientation shift at West MedSurg Tele
• 12-hour orientation shift at West PCU
• East campus orientation is similar and smaller, with easy navigation