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

Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool (ICU/MedSurg Telemetry/PCU)

Location: Prescott, Arizona
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit/Department Overview

• Float Pool includes ICU, MedSurg Telemetry, and PCU units across two campuses.
• Units also cover inpatients holding in the Emergency Department.
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • PCU: 1:4
  • MedSurg Telemetry: 1:5-6
• Patient population includes geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural cardiac patients (post-MI, post-cardiac cath, CABG post-op day 3-4).
• Respiratory support equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high flow in PCU and MedSurg.

Required Certifications & Exams

• BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within two attempts prior to contract signing.

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required.
• Must be comfortable titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin.
• Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips is required.

Scheduling & Work Environment

• Shifts: 7 AM to 7 PM (day and evening shifts).
• Scheduling is managed by the float pool scheduler; schedule published 6 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time.
• Night shift may allow block scheduling.
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend.
• Holiday coverage includes travelers in permanent staff rotation.
• Call/standby may be required during shifts with excessive staff; standby nurses must be available to be called in at any time during their 12-hour shift.
• Unit assignments communicated by text message approximately 2 hours before shift start.
• Distance between campuses is approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Dress code: solid color professional scrubs, transitioning to navy scrubs in October.

Orientation

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

Additional Notes

• Candidates must not have been employed full time, part time, or PRN with any related facilities within the past year.
• Nurse aids are utilized on all units.
• Charge nurses do not take patient assignments.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Minimum 1 year ICU experience.
• Ability to titrate drips and interpret cardiac rhythms.
• Successful completion of dysrhythmia exam prior to contract.

This position is ideal for experienced ICU RNs comfortable working across multiple critical care and stepdown units in a float pool setting.