Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Regional Medical Center

RN - Med Surg/Tele (2 West)

Location: Yuma, Arizona Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Unit: 2 West, Med Surg/Tele, 90 double-occupancy beds Start Date: Not flexible

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience
• Active BLS
• Recent hospital experience in Trauma Level I/II

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS

Patient Population and Clinical Duties

• Mostly medical patients, including pneumonia, COPD, radiation patients, and AKI, with occasional lap chole and appendectomy patients
• Heparin and Lasix drips, non-titrated
• Bipap and stable tracheostomy patients
• Dedicated monitor tech. Nurses must sign off on telemetry strips printed by the tele tech, verify the interpretation, and recognize rhythm changes.

Staffing and Ratios

• Nurse-to-patient ratios: Days 1:5-6, Nights 1:6
• Nurse aides/patient care techs (PCA): 8-12 patients per person
• Charge nurse: Sometimes free, but can take an assignment if needed
• Low census on-call requirement
• Floating: Med Surg, stable low-acuity ICU, and one clinic unit
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Typically 2 or 3 holidays

Schedule and Policies

• Shift times: 6:45-7:15 am/pm
• 100-mile radius rule
• No 48-hour guarantees
• No blocked scheduling requests
• No more than 5 days of RTO

Orientation

• One day of unit orientation, one clinical education session, and one day on the floor

Other

• Scrub color: Navy blue