RN – Medical ICU (MICU)

Specialty: Medical ICU (MICU)
Facility: Yavapai Regional Medical Center – East
State License: AZ
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Days eow, days, first to float
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: ICUFacility: Yavapai Regional Medical Center – EastState License: AZCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Days eow, days, first to floatGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Profile Review + Manager InterviewClinician must take and pass dysrhythmia exam within two attempts prior to signing contract. If clinician fails to score 80% in two attempts, then they will be DNU for CS AZ and Sacramento for 6 months. Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year.Cannot have worked perm at another CommonSpirit facility within the last 12 monthsUnit- Multi Care Unit Level of care is within on unit for all three acuities (not floating between units)- # of beds: 10- Ratios: Depends on the acuity as this is a combined acuity unit: ICU 1:2, PCU 1:4, MST 1:5-6, if no nurse aid for 1:3 primary care. – Required certifications: BLS, ACLS- Common diagnoses/Types of patientsMedical ICU: Sepsis, suicide attempt, drug or Alcohol withdrawal, COPD, respiratory arrest, pneumonia, COVID, DKA, blood- Pressure or heart rate abnormal. Post op complications- PCU: non-titratable infusions to maintain heart rate or blood Pressure. – Experience or ‘Must have’ skillsWill need at least 2 year of ICU experience. Will take one year of ICU and one year of PCU/ Med surg if they have worked in larger facilities. and have strong skills.- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Sedation, vasopressors, insulin- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge RN manages 50 inpatient beds that include MST, PEDS, & our Acuity Adaptable MCU unit which admits ICU/PCU/MST- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: NAs take 10-15 patients. If no NA RN takes 3 patients and Provides primary care to PCU & MST patients. – RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Yes, RT will support- Vents, Bipap, Cpap. Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?Yes. We have Remote Monitor Techs for PCU & MST patients.- RNs must take 12-lead EKG. ICU patients, RN monitors per- Bedside Cardiac monitor. ICU must monitor ICU patients. – Shifts & Scheduling: 12-hour shifts, 0700/1900 1930/0730- Weekend Requirementevery other weekend, Friday and Saturday for Nights, Saturday and Sunday for dayshift.- Holiday Requirement: Holiday rotation to distribute holidays fairly- Is there a call or standby requirement?: If low census, staff rotates standby turns- Floating RequirementsFloat to our EC MST & Pediatric unit to care for adult MST, also- Float to our West Campus in Prescott to care for ICU & PCU to maintain competency in caring for all types of ICU/PCU Patients. Would take full med surg team 1:5, Could go to peds to take adult assignment there. Can float to west ICU/ PCU – two hour notice before floating- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Currently can wear any scrub color except camouflage- Unit/Department specific orientation: Attend hospital orientation, unit orientation based on Cancellation Policy:4 shifts per contract; 3 shifts if contract is under 13 weeks Charting System:Cerner BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:eow, days, first to float Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS