Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Prescott, Arizona
Yavapai Regional Medical Center-West Campus

RN II - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Acute

Location: Prescott, Arizona Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights (7 PM to 7 AM), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Current state license
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Dysrhythmia exam, which must be passed within two attempts before signing the contract
• 2 years of recent medical/surgical or telemetry experience
• 1 year of PCU experience
• Ability to read basic telemetry strips
• Some experience with CVA and TIA
• Total joint replacement experience

Unit and Patient Profile

• Unit: Telemetry - Cardiac/Medical, 3rd Floor
• Beds: 49
• RN Ratio: 1:5
• Nurse Aide Ratio: 1:10-15
• Common Diagnoses/Patients: CHF, COVID, respiratory, GI, diabetics, telemetry, post-cath, total joint replacement
• Titratable Drips: RNs are not required to titrate drips. Diltiazem (Cardizem) drips are run at a set rate.
• Strip Reading: RNs interpret telemetry strips and sign at least once per shift.
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Both roles are present.
• Respiratory Equipment: BiPAP, CPAP, breathing treatments

Schedule and Expectations

• Scheduling: Schedules are made 4 weeks out. Self-scheduling is used, but schedules are not final until the manager balances them.
• Weekends: 2 weekends per 4-week schedule
• Holidays: For Christmas, New Year's, and Thanksgiving, the unit prefers 2 day shifts and an evening, or 2 evenings and a day shift (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day).
• Call/Standby: Not required
• Scrub Color: Navy blue
• Orientation: 1 shift on the unit

Floating

• May float to another facility in the system, and possibly to PCU if qualified.

Additional Conditions

• Radius Rule: Candidates must be within 50 miles. Candidates may not have worked full time, part time, or PRN with any affiliated facility in the health system within the past year.
• Dysrhythmia Exam Failure: Failing to score 80% in two attempts results in a 6-month do-not-use restriction for affiliated facilities in Arizona and Sacramento.