IMC RN
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

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Registered Nurse – IMC

Facility: Havasu Regional Medical Center (HRMC)
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Address: 101 Civic Center Lane, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Department: IMC – Intermediate Care
Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
Contract: 13 Weeks
Contract Weeks: 91 days
Start/Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Patient Population: Adult & Geriatric

Facility Overview

Havasu Regional Medical Center is a 171-bed community hospital and regional referral center located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

The facility is:

• Joint Commission Accredited
• A Certified Chest Pain Center
• Level III Trauma Center
• Regional referral hospital
• Located in Lake Havasu City

Location Highlights

Lake Havasu City offers outdoor recreation, mountain scenery and access to Lake Havasu.

Approximate driving distances:

• Las Vegas: 2.5 hours
• Phoenix: 3.25 hours
• Grand Canyon National Park: 3.5 hours
• Los Angeles / San Diego: approximately 5 hours

Unit Information

Unit: IMC – Intermediate Care
Unit Beds: 30
Patient Ratio: 1:3 or 1:4
Patient Population: Adults and Geriatric patients
EHR: Medhost
Supervisor: Heather Voege Tucker

Typical Patient Population

The IMC unit cares for higher-acuity medical and cardiac patients, including:

• STEMI
• NSTEMI
• CHF
• COPD
• Sepsis
• CABG Pod 2
• Acute Respiratory Failure
• Atrial Fibrillation with RVR
• ALIF
• XLIF

Schedule

• Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Contract Duration: 91 days
• Weekend: As scheduled
• Orientation: Weekly

Important Schedule Note

No block schedule requests.

A 48-hour workweek may be considered, but 48 hours are NOT guaranteed.

Call Requirements

Call is required.

When the RN is placed on call:

• Must be able to report to the facility within 30 minutes
• Candidate must be able to reliably meet the 30-minute response requirement

This should be confirmed with the candidate before submission.

Floating Requirements

The RN may be required to float to:

• Medical-Surgical
• Telemetry
• ED holds when patients are ready for admission

Candidate should therefore have sufficient experience to safely care for patients in these areas.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of recent acute-care RN experience – REQUIRED
• Travel experience – REQUIRED
• Recent experience relevant to IMC/PCU/Telemetry preferred
• Experience caring for high-acuity adult and geriatric patients

License

• Current Arizona RN license – REQUIRED

Required Skills / Experience

Candidates should be comfortable caring for patients with:

• STEMI
• NSTEMI
• CHF
• COPD
• Sepsis
• Acute respiratory failure
• Atrial fibrillation with RVR
• CABG patients
• ALIF
• XLIF
• Telemetry patients
• Medical-Surgical patients

Strong cardiac and telemetry experience is particularly relevant because of the IMC patient population.

Patient Ratios

Typical nurse-to-patient ratio:

• 1:3
• 1:4

The RN should be comfortable managing multiple higher-acuity patients while maintaining appropriate monitoring and patient safety.

RN Responsibilities

The IMC RN will be responsible for:

Patient Care

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments
• Monitor adult and geriatric patients
• Develop and implement individualized nursing care plans
• Administer medications and treatments
• Monitor patient responses to treatment
• Recognize changes in patient condition
• Escalate clinical concerns appropriately

Cardiac & Telemetry Care

• Monitor patients with cardiac conditions
• Care for STEMI/NSTEMI patients
• Monitor CHF patients
• Care for patients with A-fib with RVR
• Monitor telemetry patients
• Recognize changes in cardiac status

High-Acuity Medical Care

• Care for patients with COPD
• Manage patients with sepsis
• Care for patients with acute respiratory failure
• Monitor post-CABG patients as appropriate to the unit
• Care for surgical patients including ALIF/XLIF populations

Documentation

• Document assessments, interventions and patient responses
• Use Medhost EHR
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

Collaboration

• Work closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals
• Communicate patient status changes
• Participate in interdisciplinary care
• Provide patient/family education
• Support safe patient transfers and admissions

Floating Expectations

The traveler may float to:

Med-Surg / Telemetry

and may also be assigned to:

ED holds when patients are ready for admission.

Candidates should be comfortable adapting to different patient populations and workflows.

Local / Travel Rate Rule

Travel Candidates

Candidates must live:

60 miles or more from the facility

to be considered for the travel rate.

Local Rate

The listed local rate is:

$51/hour

Candidates who do not meet the 60-mile requirement may be considered under the local rate, subject to facility policy.

Important: Verify the candidate's permanent address before submission.

Dress Code

Scrub Color: Any color

No specific scrub color is listed in the job description.

Submission Requirements

The facility requires the full candidate submission packet, including:

1. Resume
2. Candidate Self-Assessment
3. Skills Checklist
4. LifePoint Health Candidate Submission Form

Make sure the complete packet is included before submission.

Candidate Screening Checklist

Before submitting an RN, confirm:

Requirement

Required

RN

Yes

Current State License

Yes

2 years recent acute experience

Yes

Travel experience

Yes

IMC/PCU experience

Preferred

Telemetry experience

Strongly relevant

Med-Surg experience

Required for float

Adult/Geriatric experience

Yes

STEMI/NSTEMI

Relevant

CHF

Relevant

COPD

Relevant

Sepsis

Relevant

Acute Respiratory Failure

Relevant

A-fib with RVR

Relevant

Medhost

Facility EHR

30-minute call response

Required

Own reliable transportation

Strongly necessary for call

60+ miles from facility for travel rate

Required for travel rate

Full submission packet

Required

Important Submission Notes

Critical requirements to verify before submission:

• 2 years of recent acute-care RN experience
• Previous travel experience
• Current state RN license
• Ability to work 3 × 12-hour shifts
• Willingness to work without block scheduling
• Willingness to take call
• Ability to report within 30 minutes when called
• Ability to float to Med-Surg/Telemetry
• Comfortable with ED holds
• Permanent address 60+ miles from the facility for travel consideration
• Full LifePoint submission packet
• Resume + Self-Assessment + Skills Checklist