Critical Care Float ICU RN
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff Medical Center

ICU RN - Critical Care Flex Pool

Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 16 weeks

Shift and Schedule

• 3x12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours/week; the facility may call off 6 shifts across a 13-week assignment
• Weekends: as needed
• On-call: None
• Blocked scheduling: No

Unit and Assignment

• Ratios: 3-4:1
• Traveler will float to: PCU, MS Tele units (3 North, 3 West, 2 East), and the Cardiac Monitoring Room
• Return-to-origin restrictions: Unit manager approval required
• Locals accepted: Yes
• First-timers accepted: Yes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Arizona
• Critical Care Float experience (2 years)
• Critical Care Float experience within the last year
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac drips (no vasopressors)
• Management and interpretation of dysrhythmias, including reading and interpreting own cardiac strips
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Required Documents and Screenings

• Background check: 7-year search within 30 days of start, plus EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification (can be pending; does not affect start date)
• Drug screen: 10-panel within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, documenting ability to perform essential job functions
• TB screening: PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-spot within 1 year, updated annually (past positives require a chest X-ray within 5 years, proof of past positive, and a TB questionnaire)
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, 3-dose series, or declination
• Tdap preferred within 10 years, or declination
• Influenza vaccine or facility declination (candidates who decline must wear a mask 100% of the time they are not actively eating or drinking)
• COVID-19 initial vaccine series or declination
• N95 fit test within 1 year, updated annually (PAPR not an option)
• Photo for badge
• Two professional references (one from the most recent employer, checked within 1 year of start)
• Employment application with 3 years of work history (resume alone is not sufficient)

Required Competencies

• Competency exam and medication/pharmacology exam within 1 year of start (no annual renewal)
• Fall prevention competency exam
• Online color blind test with a 100% passing score
• Core Parts I, II, and III, updated annually

Facility Highlights

• Short-term acute care facility
• Teaching facility, Level I trauma center
• 268 staffed beds
• Any scrub color permitted
• Free parking
• Housing: not mentioned in the source