ED RN
Fort Defiance, Arizona
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital

ED RN (Day Shift)

Location: Fort Defiance, Arizona Employment Type: Contract, 16 weeks Specialty: Nursing (RN)

Overview

• Posting for a returning traveler.

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: Emergency Department, including an 11-bed Main ED, a 6-bed ED Fast Track, and a 7-bed ED Observation Unit.
• Nurses are expected to rotate through all ED areas regularly and may be assigned to Triage, Quick Registration, Covid Tent, or Entry Screening.
• Assignments may change at minimum daily and during a shift, based on patient volume and unit needs.
• May be assigned to Covid testing and/or immunization clinics as needed.
• Travelers are occasionally expected to float to other departments in which they are qualified to work, which may include a patient load or task-oriented duties such as answering call lights and phones.

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour day shift (0700-1900), with flexibility to take other shifts as needed.
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Typical schedule is 7 on, 7 off, with 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next.
• Maximum of one week RTO, if needed.
• Shifts may change during the contract to cover day or mid shift, as the facility relies heavily on contractors.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Arizona
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Emergency Department (ED) experience: 2 years
• Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification