ICU Registered Nurse
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse - ICU

Location: Chandler, Arizona
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced ICU Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 full years of recent ICU experience to provide critical care in a Level 1 trauma center environment. Candidates must have experience in either neuro or cardiovascular ICU settings. Flexibility and the ability to float between multiple ICU units are required.

Required Qualifications

• Active Arizona nursing license or compact license
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (TNCC preferred)
• Minimum 3 years recent ICU experience (with at least 2 years in ICU)
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam (max 2 attempts) prior to acceptance
• Pass/fail simulation lab on Day 1 of orientation
• Ability to titrate drips (e.g., Propofol, fentanyl, versed, precedex, morphine, dilaudid, ketamine, rocuronium, levophed, vasopressin, cardene, labetalol, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, insulin)
• Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips independently (no monitor techs on unit)

Unit Details

• ICU types: Surgical ICU (Trauma Neuro Surgery), Medical ICU (Medical Cardiac + Overflow), CVICU
• Bed counts: 32 beds (Surgical ICU), 36 beds (Medical Cardiac ICU), 12 beds (Overflow ICU)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:1 and 1:2
• Charge nurse responsibilities included (charge nurses do not take patients)
• No nurse aides on unit; sitters and Health Unit Secretary available
• 24/7 in-house hospitalist or intensivist coverage
• 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage with advanced ventilator equipment (Dreager, Hamilton, Puritan Bennett 840, V60s Bipap, Airvo)
• No tele/monitor techs; RNs interpret their own cardiac strips using GE monitors

Scheduling & Work Requirements

• Self-scheduling with manager oversight to balance unit needs
• Weekend requirement: 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule

  • Night shift weekends: Friday-Saturday
  • Day shift weekends: Saturday-Sunday
• May have 1 holiday off per assignment
• No additional call or standby shifts required, but may be low censused up to 3 times per contract
• Floating required between ICUs and to telemetry units (ratios 1:3 or 1:4)
• Scrub color: Navy
• Orientation: 1-2 days, unit-specific

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Trauma patients (falls, gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, motor vehicle accidents)
• Neuro-surgery cases including craniotomies and specialty neuro cases
• Cardiovascular cases including post-op CABG, valve surgeries, TAVR, IABP, Impella, ECMO, Tandem Heart
• Medical ICU diagnoses: sepsis, COVID-19, ARDS, DKA, vascular surgeries, CRRT (not required)
• Other: status post-TPA, COVID, sepsis, ARDS

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not required; first-time travelers with required ICU experience are welcome
• Preference for candidates with experience in similar-sized ICU units
• Must be willing and able to float between multiple ICU units and telemetry
• Skills validation for trauma, neuro, and specialty devices will be conducted as needed

This position requires a highly skilled ICU nurse with strong critical care experience, flexibility, and the ability to work independently interpreting cardiac rhythms and managing complex drips in a fast-paced trauma and cardiovascular ICU environment.