Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a MS/Tele/PCU Float Pool position at an acute care hospital in Arizona, requiring at least 2 years of RN experience and PCU setting experience with drip titration skills.

Details

• Float pool covers MedSurg Tele and PCU units across two campuses, including inpatients holding in the ED
• West campus Stepdown unit has 14 rooms (double occupancy) with an average census of 20; West MedTele has 95 beds divided into 4 areas; East campus is smaller with ICU and stepdown patients in a 10-bed double occupancy unit
• Patient population includes geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural cardiac patients, post-MI, post-cardiac cath, and CABG post-op day 3-4
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: PCU 1:4, MedSurg Tele 1:5-6
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin
• Respiratory equipment includes CPAP/BiPAP in MedSurg and BiPAP, CPAP, and heated high-flow in PCU
• Monitor techs cover PCU and MedSurg Tele; RNs must be able to independently interpret cardiac rhythm strips
• Charge nurses are present on each unit and do not take patient assignments; nurse aides are utilized in all settings
• Charting is done in Cerner
• 12-hour night shifts (7p–7a), every other weekend required
• Travelers are first to float; unit assignments are communicated by text message approximately 2 hours before shift start
• Travel between campuses is approximately 20–25 minutes
• No on-call or standby requirement

Requirements

• Active AZ or Compact (NLC) RN license required; pending licenses are not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• At least 1 year of experience in a PCU setting required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications are not accepted
• Proficiency titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips is required
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility (permanent address as shown on driver's license is used to verify)
• Candidates may not have been directly employed full-time, part-time, or PRN by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity-affiliated facility within the past year (candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered)
• A driver's license must be provided for consideration
• Two professional references are required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of an 8-hour general hospital orientation day, followed by a 12-hour shift at West MedTele and a 12-hour shift at West PCU
• Candidates must pass the Relias Dysrhythmia exam (basic or advanced) with a score of at least 80% within two attempts before an offer can be confirmed
• A pass/fail sterile technique test covering Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes is administered on the first day of orientation
• Travelers are included in the permanent staff holiday rotation
• Schedule is published 6 weeks out covering 4-week blocks; night shift will attempt to accommodate block scheduling requests, but travelers must remain flexible
• Scrub color is currently solid professional colors; transitioning to navy scrubs in October per updated dress code guidelines
• Travelers who fail the Relias Dysrhythmia exam or sterile technique test on the second attempt will be ineligible for CommonSpirit Arizona positions for 6 months