RN Float Pool MedSurg/Telemetry/PCU
Prescott, Arizona
Yavapai Regional Medical Center-West Campus

Job Opportunity: RN Float Pool (MedSurg, Tele, PCU) - Arizona

Location

• City: Prescott, Arizona

Specialty

• Float Pool RN covering MedSurg, Telemetry, and Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Units include MedSurg Tele, PCU, and inpatient holding in ED across two campuses

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in MedSurg/Telemetry
• Minimum 1 year experience in PCU
• Note: Use the higher requirement of 2 years MedSurg/Telemetry experience

Certifications & Licenses

• Current state RN license
• ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Must pass dysrhythmia exam with at least 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing

Patient Population & Care

• Geriatric patients, orthopedic patients, post-procedural cardiac patients (post MI, post cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4)
• Strong cath lab program; care includes groin sites in stepdown unit

Nursing Responsibilities

• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Tele: 1:5-6
• RNs required to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin
• Must be comfortable managing majority of these drips
• Nurses interpret telemetry strips; monitor techs present on PCU and MedSurg Tele units
• Charge nurses present but do not take patient assignments
• Nurse aides utilized in all settings

Equipment

• CPAP or BiPAP used at night in MedSurg
• BiPAP, CPAP, and Heated High Flow oxygen available in PCU

Scheduling & Shifts

• Shift hours: 7 AM to 7 PM (AM and PM shifts)
• Schedule published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time
• Travelers must be flexible; night shift may allow block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday coverage included in permanent staff rotation
• No call or standby requirements
• Unit assignments communicated by text message 2 hours before shift start
• Distance between campuses: approximately 20-25 minutes

Orientation

• 8-hour general hospital orientation day
• 12-hour shift orientation at West MedTele and PCU units
• East campus orientation similar but smaller and easier to navigate

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: candidates must live within 50 miles and may not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit (including CHI and Dignity) within the past year
• Dress code: currently solid color professional scrubs; transitioning to navy scrubs per Dignity guidelines in October

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned