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

Job Opportunity: RN Float Pool (MedSurg, Tele, PCU) - Arizona

Location

• Prescott, Arizona

Job Description

• Float between Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Telemetry (Tele), and Medical-Surgical (MedSurg) units.
• Includes inpatient holding in Emergency Department.
• Work across two campuses (East and West).
• Units include MedSurg Tele, PCU, Stepdown, and ICU patients.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in Med/Surg and Telemetry.
• At least 1 year experience in PCU setting.
• Current state RN license.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.
• Must pass dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing.

Patient Population & Care

• Geriatric and orthopedic patients.
• Post-procedural patients from cath lab (e.g., post-MI, post-cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4).
• Care includes managing groin sites in stepdown unit.

Nursing Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Tele: 1:5-6
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin.
• Charge nurses present on each unit but do not take patient assignments.
• Nurse aides are utilized in all settings.

Equipment & Monitoring

• Respiratory support: CPAP or BiPAP at night in MedSurg; CPAP, BiPAP, and Heated High Flow in PCU.
• Telemetry monitors on unit; monitor techs monitor PCU and MedSurg Tele.
• Nurses must be able to interpret cardiac strips.

Scheduling & Shifts

• Shift hours: 7 AM to 7 PM (AM and PM shifts).
• Schedule published 6 weeks in advance, 4 weeks at a time.
• Night shift may allow block scheduling.
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend.
• Holiday coverage included in permanent staff rotation.
• No call or standby requirements.
• Assignments communicated by text message 2 hours before shift start.
• Travel time between campuses approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Scrub dress code: currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs per upcoming guidelines.

Orientation

• 8-hour general hospital orientation day.
• 12-hour shifts for orientation on West MedTele and PCU units.
• East campus orientation similar but smaller and easier to navigate.

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: candidates must live within 50 miles.
• Candidates cannot have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit (including CHI or Dignity) within the past year.