ICU Registered Nurse
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse (ICU) - Chandler, Arizona

Job Overview

• Position requires 3 full years of recent ICU experience to be considered (no exceptions).
• Experience must include either neuro or cardiovascular (CV) ICU exposure.
• Night shift position with 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week.
• Typically requires working 3 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule (Friday-Saturday nights or Saturday-Sunday days).
• Self-scheduling is allowed but may be balanced by management based on unit needs.
• No additional call or standby shifts required, though low census may occur up to 3 times per contract.
• Flexibility and willingness to float between multiple ICU units (Surgical ICU, Medical Cardiac ICU, Overflow ICU) and to telemetry units as needed.

Unit Details

• Units include:

  • Surgical ICU (Trauma Neuro Surgery) – 32 beds, nurse:patient ratio 1:1 or 1:2.
  • Medical ICU – Medical Cardiac + Overflow (36 + 12 beds), nurse:patient ratio 1:1 or 1:2.
• Level 1 trauma center with patients including trauma (falls, gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, MVAs), neuro-surgery, CVA, sepsis, ARDS, COVID, vascular surgeries, and advanced cardiac support (ECMO, IABP, Impella, Tandem heart).
• RNs are required to titrate drips such as propofol, fentanyl, versed, precedex, morphine, dilaudid, ketamine, rocuronium, levophed, vasopressin, cardene, labetalol, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, and insulin.
• Charge nurse duties included; charge nurses do not take patients.
• No nurse aides on the unit except for sitters and Health Unit Secretary support.
• Hospitalists or intensivists are in-house 24/7.
• Respiratory therapists available 24/7 with equipment including Dreager, Hamilton, Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators, V60s BiPAP, and Airvo.
• No telemetry/monitor techs on unit; RNs must interpret their own cardiac strips using GE monitors.

Required Certifications & Exams

• Active Arizona RN license or compact license.
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam within 24-48 hours prior to acceptance (maximum 2 attempts).
• Pass/fail simulation lab on Day 1 of orientation (study guides provided).

Orientation & Training

• Unit-specific orientation lasts 1-2 days.
• Skills validation for trauma, neuro, and specialty devices as needed.

Additional Information

• Scrub color: Navy.
• Floating expectations include telemetry units with nurse:patient ratios of 1:3 or 1:4.
• Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN within the past year at any facility within a 50-mile radius associated with certain health systems.
• First-time travelers are welcome if they meet the ICU experience requirement.
• Prior travel experience is not required.

Summary: This is a night shift ICU RN role in Chandler, AZ requiring 3 years of recent ICU experience with neuro or CV exposure, multiple certifications, and the ability to float between ICU and telemetry units. The position involves critical care for trauma, neuro, cardiac, and medical patients in a Level 1 trauma center environment.