RN Float Pool MedSurg/Telemetry/PCU
Prescott, Arizona
Yavapai Regional Medical Center-West Campus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Float Pool (MedSurg, Telemetry, PCU)

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

Seeking RNs to float between Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Telemetry (Tele), and Medical-Surgical (MedSurg) units. The role involves caring for inpatients across multiple units and campuses, including holding patients in the Emergency Department.

Unit/Department Details

• Float Pool Units: MedSurg, Telemetry, PCU (including stepdown and ICU patients)
• Typical Patient Types: Geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural cardiac patients (post-MI, post-cardiac cath, CABG post-op days 3-4)
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg/Telemetry: 1:5-6
• Nurse Aids: Utilized in all settings
• Respiratory Therapy Equipment: CPAP, BiPAP, Heated High Flow (primarily in PCU and MedSurg)
• Telemetry: Monitor techs monitor PCU and MedSurg Telemetry units; RNs must be able to interpret cardiac strips

Shift & Scheduling

• Shift Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM (AM and PM shifts)
• Scheduling: Float pool scheduler creates schedule, published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Included in permanent staff rotation
• Call/Standby: None
• Unit Assignment Notification: Via text message 2 hours before shift start
• Travel Between Campuses: Approximately 20-25 minutes

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Current Arizona RN license
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years in MedSurg and Telemetry combined
  • Minimum 1 year in PCU setting
• Certifications: BLS and ACLS required
• Exams: Must pass dysrhythmia exam with at least 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing
• Skills:

  • Comfortable titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin
  • Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips
• Prior Travel Experience: Not specified (no requirement indicated)

Additional Information

• Orientation:

  • 8-hour general hospital orientation day
  • 12-hour shifts orientation at West MedTele and PCU units
• Dress Code: Solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs in October
• Restrictions: Candidates may not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN within the past year at any affiliated facilities within a 50-mile radius
• Charge Nurse: Present on each unit but does not take patient assignments

This position is ideal for experienced RNs comfortable with a variety of acute care settings and flexible scheduling, who enjoy working across multiple units within a hospital float pool.