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

Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool (ICU/MedSurg Tele/PCU)

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit/Department Overview

• Float Pool includes ICU, MedSurg Telemetry, and PCU units across two campuses.
• Units also cover inpatient holding in the Emergency Department.
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Telemetry: 1:5-6
• Patient population includes geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural cardiac patients (post MI, post cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4).
• Respiratory support equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high flow in PCU.

Required Certifications & Exams

• BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing. Failure results in a 6-month disqualification from assignments in this region.

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required.
• Must be comfortable titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin.
• Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips is required.

Scheduling & Work Conditions

• Shifts are 12 hours, typically 7 AM to 7 PM for day and evening shifts.
• Schedule is created by the float pool scheduler and published 6 weeks in advance for 4-week blocks.
• Night shift may allow block scheduling.
• Weekend work is every other weekend.
• Holiday shifts include travelers in permanent staff rotation.
• Call/standby may be required during shifts with excessive staff; standby means being available to be called in at any time during the 12-hour shift.
• Unit assignments are communicated by text message approximately 2 hours before shift start.
• Distance between campuses is about 20-25 minutes.

Orientation

• Includes an 8-hour general hospital orientation day.
• Followed by two 12-hour shifts for unit-specific orientation (MedSurg Tele and PCU).
• Orientation is similar but smaller at the East campus.

Additional Notes

• Nurse aids are utilized on all units.
• Charge nurses do not take patient assignments.
• Dress code currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs in alignment with organizational guidelines.
• Radius rule: Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN at any affiliated facilities within the past year within a 50-mile radius.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Arizona.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Minimum 1 year ICU experience.
• Successful completion of dysrhythmia exam prior to contract.
• Comfortable managing multiple titratable drips and interpreting cardiac monitor strips.

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit prior travel experience required.