Telemetry Float Pool Nurse
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

Telemetry Float Pool Nurse - Chandler, Arizona

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Job Overview

Seeking experienced nurses with 2+ years of current telemetry experience for a travel contract in a telemetry float pool. Candidates must have active BLS, ACLS, and Arizona license or compact license. Ability to titrate cardiac drips is required. Floating between units and campuses is mandatory.

Requirements

• 2+ years telemetry nursing experience
• Active BLS and ACLS certifications
• Arizona nursing license or compact license
• Ability to titrate cardiac drips (Amio, Cardene, Nitro, Heparin, Dobutamine to titrate down only)
• Pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to contract signing (2 attempts max)
• Pass a pass/fail simulation lab on day 1 of orientation
• COVID vaccine required or approved declination form

Floating Details

• Frequent floating between Chandler and Mercy Gilbert campuses (9 miles apart, approx. 15 minutes travel)
• Floating to Telemetry, MedSurg, ICU, Cath Lab, ER, observation floor, and other holding areas
• Notification of unit and campus given 1.5 hours before shift start
• Possible mid-shift floating; rare to float between campuses mid-shift
• Must clock out/in when changing campuses

Units and Details

Telemetry B3A (Cardiac Telemetry)

• 32 beds
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3-4
• Charge nurse present (no patient assignment)
• PCT ratio: 1 per 16 patients
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Scrub color: Navy
• Centralized telemetry monitoring; RNs must interpret EKGs
• No ventilators
• Hospitalist rounds during day, on-call at night
• Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7
• 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating to similar or lower acuity units
• 2-day floor-specific orientation
• Patient types: Post cath lab, post vascular procedures, day 2 CABG, general telemetry; patients 15 years and older

Tele Neuro (Neuro Telemetry)

• 28 beds
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3-4
• Charge nurse present (no patient assignment)
• PCT ratio: 1 per 16 patients
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Scrub color: Navy
• Centralized telemetry monitoring; RNs must interpret EKGs
• No ventilators or ICP monitoring
• Hospitalist rounds during day, on-call at night
• Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7
• 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• 2-day floor-specific orientation
• Patient types: Neuro post-surgical, post craniotomy, spine, CVAs post TPA

Medical-Surgical C5

• 32 beds (Ortho, Surgical, Oncology)
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 (days and nights)
• Charge nurse present (no patient assignment)
• PCTs on days; 1 PCT or Task RN at night
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period (including one major and one minor holiday)
• Scrub color: Navy
• GE monitors with central monitoring tech
• No ventilators
• Must call physician (no in-house hospitalist/intensivist)
• No IV team; House SWAT nurse available for difficult IV sticks
• Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7 (ICU pharmacist covers days)
• 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating to MedSurg Tele B2C and B2D
• 2-shift floor-specific orientation
• Patient types: 80% surgical (including JHACO certified knee/hip program), 20% oncology; urological, abdominal, Whipple, women's surgeries (no OB/GYN)
• Use of Spectralink phones (call light attached to phone)

Medical-Surgical B2C

• 29 beds
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 (days and nights)
• Charge nurse present (no patient assignment)
• PCTs on days; 1 PCT or SWAT RN at night
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period (including one major and one minor holiday)
• Scrub color: Navy
• GE monitors with central monitoring tech
• No ventilators
• Must call physician (no in-house hospitalist/intensivist)
• No IV team; House SWAT nurse available for difficult IV sticks
• Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7 (ICU pharmacist covers days)
• 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Floating to MedSurg Tele C5 and B2D
• 2-shift floor-specific orientation
• Patient types: General MedSurg patients requiring telemetry; Amio, Cardizem to titrate down only
• Use of Spectralink phones (call light attached to phone)
• New grad training unit with clinical scholar mentorship for 4 weeks
• Auto offer off prescreen recommended
• First to float; must work 2 of 3 major holidays

Additional Notes

• Dysrhythmia exam must be passed within 48 hours of offer; failure results in removal from the region for 6 months
• Simulation lab on day 1 of orientation is pass/fail; failure results in removal for 6 months
• Floating includes all Tele and MedSurg units, ICU, and other areas as needed
• COVID vaccination or approved declination required