PICU RN
Phoenix, Arizona
Maricopa Medical Center

PICU RN

Location: Phoenix, Arizona Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Registered Nurse

Assignment Details

• Unit: PICU
• Shift: Days, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends: 3 weekend days per month required
• On-Call: Not required
• Float Scope: May float to NICU
• Local Candidates: Accepted within 75 miles
• Orientations: Bi-weekly

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in Arizona
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• PICU Experience: 2 years of Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) experience, including experience within the last year
• Required Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
  • ENPC

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background Check: Completed within 1 year of start, including SS Trace, 7-year county, national criminal, and FACIS III searches. A complete employment application and a candidate statement in letter format are also required.
• Exclusion Checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start
• Sex Offender Search: Within 30 days of start
• Education Verification: Diploma or official transcript
• Identification: Current driver's license, government photo ID, or passport
• Nursys Verification: Within 15 days prior to start
• State License Verification: Within 15 days prior to start
• Physical Exam: Within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Tuberculosis: Qgold or Tspot within 1 year, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract (TD not accepted)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella: Positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines before start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Hepatitis B: Declination within the last year, completed vaccine series, or positive IgG titer, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Drug Screen: Negative result within 30 days of start (rapid tests not accepted). Panel must include methamphetamine.
• Flu Vaccination: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31). Exemptions require a physician's signature for medical exemptions and an explanation for religious exemptions. Candidates with exemptions must wear a mask at the facility.
• Fit Test: Required within 1 year of start and updated annually. The facility prefers it on file before starting but allows completion onsite.
• Employment History: Employment application covering the last 7 years, with explanations for gaps over 30 days. Work history verification covers the past 3 years.
• References: Two references meeting the requirements in the candidate profile. Collection must occur immediately after start if cleared with references pending.
• Skills Checklist: Current and accurate for each position the nurse may work in

Post-Start Requirements

• Sign the contract staff orientation acknowledgment after reviewing the orientation booklet
• Sign the confidentiality form
• Complete the facility online orientation video (about 35 minutes) and upload proof of completion before starting