Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Regional Medical Center

RN - Med Surg/Tele

Location: Yuma, Arizona Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: 12/14 (start dates are not flexible) Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Shift Times: 6:45-7:15 am/pm

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS certification
• 3+ years of experience
• Recent hospital experience at a Trauma Level I/II facility

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS

Unit Details

• Unit: 2 West, Med Surg | Tele
• Beds: 90 (double occupancy)
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Days 1:5-6, Nights 1:6
• Common Diagnoses: Mostly medical, including pneumonia, COPD, radiation patients, and AKI, with occasional lap chole and appendicitis
• Drips: Heparin and Lasix drips, non-titrated
• Charge Nurse: Sometimes free, but can take an assignment if needed
• Nursing Support: PCA, 8-12 patients per person
• Respiratory Equipment: BiPAP and stable tracheostomy
• Telemetry: A dedicated monitor tech prints the telemetry strips. Nurses sign off on the strips, interpret the rhythm, and must verify the reading or notice rhythm changes.
• Scrub Color: Navy blue

Schedule and Expectations

• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Typically 2 or 3 holidays
• On-Call: Low census on-call
• Time Off: No more than 5 days of RTO
• Scheduling: No 48-hour guarantees and no blocked scheduling requests
• Radius Rule: 100-mile radius rule

Floating

• Med Surg
• Stable, low-acuity ICU
• Additional clinic unit

Orientation

• One facility-level orientation
• One clinical education session
• One day on the floor