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

Job Opportunity: Float Pool Nurse (ICU/MS/Tele/PCU)

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit/Department

• Float Pool covering ICU, MedSurg Telemetry, and PCU across two campuses
• Includes inpatient holding in Emergency Department
• East Campus: ICU and stepdown patients, 10-bed double occupancy at NextCare
• West Campus: Stepdown unit with 14 double occupancy rooms, MedSurg Tele with 95 beds divided into 4 areas, MedSurg pods with 10 rooms each (double occupancy)
• Average census approximately 20 patients

Nurse:Patient Ratios

• PCU: 1:4
• MedSurg Telemetry: 1:5-6

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year ICU experience required
• Must be able to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin
• Comfortable managing a variety of drips is essential
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam with at least 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Geriatric patients
• Orthopedic patients
• Post-procedural cardiac patients (post MI, post cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4)
• Care of groin sites in stepdown unit

Staffing & Support

• Charge nurse present on each unit; charge nurse does not take patient assignments
• Nurse aides utilized in all settings
• Respiratory therapy equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high flow in PCU
• Telemetry monitors on stepdown units; monitor techs monitor PCU and MedSurg Telemetry
• Nurses must be able to interpret cardiac strips

Scheduling & Shifts

• 12-hour shifts: 7 AM - 7 PM and 7 PM - 7 AM
• Schedule published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time
• Night shift may allow block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday shifts included in permanent staff rotation
• Call/standby required on shifts with excessive staff; standby nurses must be available to be called in during their 12-hour shift

Orientation

• 8-hour general hospital orientation day
• 12-hour shift orientation at West MedTele and PCU
• East campus orientation similar but smaller and easier to navigate

Additional Information

• Radius rule: candidates must live within 50 miles and cannot have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN at any CommonSpirit-associated facility (including CHI or Dignity) within the past year
• Notification of unit assignment is given 2 hours prior to shift start via text message
• Distance between campuses is approximately 20-25 minutes
• Dress code: currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs aligned with Dignity guidelines starting October

This position is ideal for experienced ICU nurses comfortable with multiple critical care settings and flexible scheduling.