Float Pool Registered Nurse (MedSurg, Telemetry & PCU)
Prescott, Arizona
Yavapai Regional Medical Center-West Campus

Job Opportunity: Float Pool RN (MedSurg, Tele, PCU) - Arizona

Location

• City: Prescott, Arizona

Job Description

• Float between Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Telemetry (Tele), and Medical-Surgical (MedSurg) units.
• Includes inpatient holding in Emergency Department.
• Units span two campuses (East and West).
• East Campus includes ICU and stepdown patients; West Campus includes stepdown and MedTele units.
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Tele: 1:5-6

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in Med/Tele units.
• At least 1 year experience in PCU.
• Current state nursing license.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.
• Must pass dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing.
• Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit-associated facility (including CHI and Dignity) within the past year.
• Must be comfortable titrating drips such as Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin.

Patient Population & Care

• Common diagnoses: Geriatric patients, orthopedic patients, post-procedural cardiac patients (post-MI, post-cardiac cath, CABG post-op days 3-4).
• Strong cath lab program; care includes groin site management in stepdown.
• RNs required to interpret cardiac monitor strips; monitor techs present on PCU and MedSurg Tele units.
• Respiratory equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high flow oxygen in PCU and MedSurg.

Orientation & Scheduling

• Orientation: 8-hour general hospital orientation day plus 12-hour shifts on MedTele and PCU units.
• Shifts: 7 AM - 7 PM (AM and PM shifts).
• Scheduling: Float pool scheduler creates schedule, published 6 weeks in advance for 4-week blocks.
• Travelers must be flexible; night shift may allow block scheduling.
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.
• Holiday requirement: Included in permanent staff rotation.
• No call or standby requirements.
• Unit assignments communicated by text message 2 hours before shift start.
• Distance between campuses: approximately 20-25 minutes.

Additional Information

• Charge nurses present on each unit but do not take patient assignments.
• Nurse aides utilized in all settings.
• Dress code: Currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs per Dignity guidelines in October.
• Contract length: 13 weeks.

This position is ideal for experienced RNs comfortable with multiple acute care settings, cardiac monitoring, and titrating drips, seeking a float pool role with varied patient populations and units.