Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Float Pool position covering ICU, Med/Surg Tele, and PCU units across two campuses, requiring at least 2 years of RN experience and ICU background with drip titration skills.

Details

• Float pool assignment covering ICU, Med/Surg Tele, and PCU units across two acute care hospital campuses
• West campus includes a 14-room stepdown unit (double occupancy, avg census 20), a 95-bed Med/Tele unit divided into 4 areas, and MedSurg broken into 10-room pods (double occupancy)
• East campus is a smaller, similar setup with ICU and stepdown patients; float pool also covers inpatients holding in the ED
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: PCU 1:4, Med/Surg Tele 1:5-6
• Common patient population includes geriatric, orthopedic, post-cardiac cath, post-MI, CABG (post-op day 3-4), and post-procedural patients from an active cath lab program
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin
• Respiratory equipment includes CPAP/BiPAP at night on Med/Surg and BiPAP, CPAP, and heated high-flow oxygen in PCU
• Monitor techs cover PCU and Med/Surg 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 across all settings
• Cerner EMR is used for charting
• 12-hour night shifts (7p–7a)
• Every other weekend required
• Float pool travelers are first to float; unit assignment is communicated by text message from the staffing office approximately 2 hours before shift start
• Campuses are approximately 20–25 minutes apart
• Standby (on-call) may be required on shifts with excess staffing — travelers may be called in at any point during the 12-hour standby period
• Schedule is published 6 weeks out covering 4 weeks at a time; night shift will attempt to accommodate block scheduling, but flexibility is required
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active AZ RN license or Compact (NLC) license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• At least 1 year of ICU experience required
• Proficiency titrating vasoactive and cardiac drips (Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin)
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips independently
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility (driver's license used to verify permanent address)
• Candidates may not have been directly employed full-time, part-time, or PRN by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year (candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered)
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references 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

• RNs must take and pass the Relias Dysrhythmia exam with a score of at least 80% within two attempts prior to offer confirmation; failure to pass within two attempts results in a 6-month ineligibility period for CommonSpirit facilities in AZ and Sacramento
• A pass/fail sterile technique test covering Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes is administered on the first day of orientation; failure on the second attempt results in the same 6-month ineligibility
• Orientation consists of an 8-hour general hospital orientation day, a 12-hour shift on West Med/Tele, and a 12-hour shift on West PCU
• Travelers are included in the permanent staff holiday rotation
• Scrub color is currently solid professional colors; will transition to navy scrubs in alignment with Dignity guidelines in October