Telemetry Float Pool Nurse
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

Telemetry Float Pool Travel Nurse Opportunity

Location: Chandler, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Specialty & Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry Float Pool Nurse
• Required Experience: 2+ years of current telemetry nursing experience (highest stated requirement)
• Certifications: Active BLS, ACLS, and Arizona nursing license or compact license
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Additional Requirements:

  • Must be able to titrate cardiac drips
  • Must pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to contract signing (2 attempts max)
  • Pass/fail simulation lab on day 1 of orientation
  • COVID vaccine required or approved declination

Job Details & Responsibilities

• Floating required between multiple units and two campuses (Chandler and Mercy Gilbert, approx. 9 miles apart)
• Floating units include: Telemetry, MedSurg, ICU, Cardiac Tele, Cath Lab, ER, observation floor, and other holding areas
• Notification of floating location given 1.5 hours before shift start; mid-shift floating possible
• Must clock out/in when moving between campuses

Units & Patient Care Details

Telemetry B3A (Cardiac Telemetry)

• Beds: 32
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3-4
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Shift: 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating: To similar or lower acuity units
• Patient Types: Post cath lab, post vascular procedures, day 2 CABG, general telemetry
• Medications: Amiodarone, Cardene, Nitro, Heparin, Dobutamine (titrate down only)
• No pediatric patients (15 years and older)
• Centralized telemetry monitoring; RNs must interpret EKGs
• No ventilators
• Hospitalist coverage during day, on-call at night
• Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7

Tele Neuro (Neuro Telemetry)

• Beds: 28
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3-4
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Shift: 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Patient Types: Neuro post-surgical, post craniotomy, spine, CVA post TPA
• No ICP monitoring
• Centralized telemetry monitoring; RNs must interpret EKGs
• No ventilators
• Hospitalist coverage during day, on-call at night
• Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7

Medical-Surgical C5

• Beds: 32 (Ortho, Surgical, Oncology)
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4 (days and nights)
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period (Sat/Sun days, Fri/Sat nights), including one major and one minor holiday
• Shift: 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating: To MedSurg Tele B2C and B2D units
• Patient Types: 80% Surgical, 20% Oncology; includes ortho knee/hip replacements, urological, abdominal, Whipple, women's surgeries (no OB/GYN)
• Telemetry: GE monitors with central monitoring tech
• No ventilators
• Hospitalist must be called for physician coverage
• Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7
• House SWAT nurse available for difficult IV sticks
• Use of Spectralink phones (call light attached)

Medical-Surgical B2C

• Beds: 29
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4 (days and nights)
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period (Sat/Sun days, Fri/Sat nights), including one major and one minor holiday
• Shift: 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating: To MedSurg Tele C5 and B2D units
• Patient Types: General MedSurg patients requiring telemetry; medications include Amiodarone, Cardizem (titrate down only)
• Telemetry: GE monitors with central monitoring tech
• No ventilators
• Hospitalist must be called for physician coverage
• Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7
• House SWAT nurse available for difficult IV sticks
• Use of Spectralink phones (call light attached)
• This unit serves as the "new grad training unit" with clinical scholar mentorship for 4 weeks

Orientation & Training

• Dysrhythmia exam required before contract signing (2 attempts max)
• Pass/fail simulation lab on day 1 of orientation
• Floor-specific orientation:

  • Telemetry units: 2 days on the floor
  • MedSurg units: 2 shifts on the floor

Additional Notes

• Charge nurses present on all units; they do not take patient assignments
• Clinical supervisors and unit supervisors provide management support
• Patient care includes titrating cardiac drips and interpreting EKGs
• Floating to different units and campuses is a core job function
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, variable environment with multiple patient types and acuity levels

This position is ideal for experienced telemetry nurses comfortable with floating and managing complex cardiac patients in a dynamic hospital setting.