Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical-Surgical (MS2)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical (MS2)
Location: Show Low, Arizona
Schedule: Full-Time | Day Shift or Night Shift| Three 12-Hour Shifts per Week
Pay Range: $31.00–$47.00 per hour
Openings: 5

Job Overview

A healthcare organization in Show Low, Arizona, is seeking experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical (MS2).

The RN will provide comprehensive care on a 24-bed Medical-Surgical unit with telemetry capability in every room. The unit primarily serves adult patients with a broad range of acute medical conditions and requires nurses with particularly strong neurological and cardiac assessment skills .

This position is ideal for an experienced acute-care RN who is comfortable managing a varied patient population, interpreting telemetry, responding to changing clinical conditions, and collaborating closely with an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to Medical-Surgical and telemetry patients
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments
• Develop, implement, and update individualized nursing plans of care
• Monitor patients for neurological, cardiac, respiratory, and other clinical changes
• Interpret telemetry and collaborate with monitor technicians regarding rhythm changes
• Perform focused neurological assessments and identify signs of acute deterioration
• Provide care to patients with cardiac and neurological conditions
• Administer medications, IV therapies, and treatments according to physician orders
• Start and manage IV access as needed, as there is no dedicated IV team
• Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with hospitalists, Charge Nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacy, PCTs, HUCs, and other interdisciplinary team members
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and discharge instructions
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Follow infection-control, patient-safety, and nursing practice standards
• Provide age-appropriate care based on patient needs and clinical competency
• Float to other Medical-Surgical units as needed
• May float to ICU to care for Medical-Surgical overflow patients
• Perform other nursing duties within scope of practice as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for Arizona licensure
• Minimum of two years of acute-care Medical-Surgical nursing experience
• Strong neurological assessment skills
• Strong cardiac and telemetry skills
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
• Current NIH Stroke Scale certification
• Strong clinical assessment, prioritization, and decision-making abilities
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
• Willingness to float to other Medical-Surgical units and care for Med-Surg overflow patients in ICU when needed

Preferred

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification
• Previous telemetry experience
• Experience caring for neurological or stroke patients
• Experience caring for cardiac patients
• Previous experience with Sunrise Allscripts
• Experience caring for both adult and pediatric populations

Pediatric assignments are based on appropriate training, competency, and certification.

Department Information

• 24 Medical-Surgical beds
• Telemetry capability in all patient rooms
• Adult and pediatric patient population
• Typical RN ratio of approximately 1:5 , adjusted based on patient acuity
• Pediatric assignments may be approximately 1:4
• Telemetry technicians available
• Charge Nurse support
• Patient Care Technicians and Health Unit Coordinators
• Hospitalist available in-house 24/7
• Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
• Pharmacy available 24/7
• No dedicated IV team
• Sunrise Allscripts electronic medical record

Schedule

• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Approximately 36 hours per week
• Floating may occur to other Medical-Surgical units
• ICU floating is limited to caring for appropriate Medical-Surgical overflow patients

Dress Code

• Scrubs may be any color except all black
• Scrubs are not provided
  

Benefits

Benefits and additional employment incentives will be reviewed during the hiring process and may include health coverage, retirement programs, paid time off, and professional-development opportunities.

If you are an experienced Medical-Surgical RN with strong cardiac and neurological skills we would love to hear from you.