RN - ICU Bed Placement
Phoenix, Arizona
AZ Clinical Command Center

Registered Nurse – Bed Placement/Patient Placement (ICU)

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days
Hours: 12 hours per day, 3 days per week (36 hours/week)
Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week period (Fri & Sat nights, Sat & Sun days)
Holiday Requirements: Must be available to work holidays if needed; no PTO allowed on holidays
Scheduling:

• First schedule assigned by management
• Subsequent schedules allow self-scheduling but require balancing; no block scheduling guarantee

Job Overview

• This role involves zero hands-on patient care.
• Responsible for placing patients in appropriate beds across up to 3 hospitals (500-1000 beds total).
• Use critical thinking to ensure patients are placed on the correct unit (e.g., Telemetry vs MedSurg).
• Communicate with charge nurses or leadership if bed requests/orders are inappropriate.
• Work primarily from multiple computer screens using various applications (TeleTracking, Cerner, Google apps, Zoom).
• No responsibility for arranging patient transfers or making treatment recommendations/diagnoses.

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license required.
• Minimum 2 years recent acute care experience preferred (1 year acceptable if recent LTC assignments are limited; candidates with mostly SNF experience in last 2-3 assignments will be declined).
• Experience with TeleTracking bed management system and Cerner EMR required.
• Strong computer skills, including familiarity with Zoom and Google applications.
• Ability to multitask and provide excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of hospital departments and unit types (e.g., MedSurg vs Telemetry).

Orientation & Supervision

• 1 day general hospital orientation plus 3-5 days department-specific orientation (may occur on any shift).
• Lead and supervisor available 24/7 for support.

Additional Information

• Candidates must pass a Dys exam prior to acceptance (pass/fail with 2 attempts allowed).
• Candidates cannot have been employed full-time, part-time, or PRN by any related facilities within the past year (PRN through outside firms is acceptable).
• Limited to no return to origin (RTO) allowed; flexibility for 12-hour days, weekends, and holidays is required.
• Dress code: clean, professional scrubs (any color) or casual attire (jeans without rips/tears, clean hoodies without large writing).

Summary

This position is ideal for an RN with strong acute care experience and excellent computer skills who prefers a non-clinical role focused on patient bed placement and coordination across multiple hospital units. The role requires critical thinking, multitasking, and communication skills, with a structured but flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.