Description

American Traveler is hiring a Float Pool RN for a 13-week night shift contract in an acute care setting, requiring ICU experience and the ability to float across ICU, Med/Surg Tele, and PCU units on both campuses.

Details

• Float Pool position covering ICU, Med/Surg Tele, and PCU units across two campuses, including inpatients holding in the ED
• West Campus Med/Tele unit has 95 beds divided into 4 areas; West PCU Stepdown has 14 rooms (double occupancy) with an average census of 20; Med/Surg is organized into 10-room pods (double occupancy)
• East Campus is a smaller, similar setup 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; Med/Surg 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 Med/Surg at night; BiPAP, CPAP, and Heated High Flow in PCU
• Telemetry monitoring is present in stepdown; monitor techs cover PCU and Med/Surg Tele; RNs must be able to interpret cardiac rhythm strips
• Charting is performed in Cerner
• 12-hour night shifts (7p–7a), every other weekend required
• Travelers are first to float and must be flexible with scheduling; unit assignments are communicated by text message approximately 2 hours prior to shift start
• The two campuses are approximately 20–25 minutes apart
• Standby/on-call may be assigned for shifts with excessive staffing; travelers may be called in at any point during the 12-hour standby period
• Travelers will be included in the permanent staff holiday rotation

Requirements

• Active AZ or Compact (NLC) RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses are not accepted
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications are not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, with at least 1 year in an ICU setting
• Proficiency titrating drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips required
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility (permanent address as indicated on driver's license)
• Candidates must 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)
• 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

• Responsibilities include caring for ICU, stepdown, and Med/Surg Tele patients across both campuses, including post-cardiac procedure care, groin site management, drip titration, and respiratory support
• Each unit has a charge nurse who does not take a patient assignment; nurse aides are utilized across all settings
• Candidates must pass the Relias Dysrhythmia exam with a score of at least 80% prior to contract confirmation; two attempts are allowed
• A pass/fail sterile technique test (Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes) is administered on the first day of orientation
• Failing either the Relias Dysrhythmia exam or the sterile technique test on the second attempt results in a 6-month DNU status for CommonSpirit facilities in Arizona and the Sacramento, CA region
• Orientation consists of an 8-hour general hospital orientation day, a 12-hour shift at West Med/Tele, and a 12-hour shift at West PCU
• Schedule is published 6 weeks out in 4-week blocks; night shift will attempt to accommodate block scheduling requests
• Solid color professional scrubs are currently required; navy scrubs per Dignity guidelines will be required starting in October
• Local candidates are accepted for this position