Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

MultiCare includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings. Please keep this in mind when listing your start date availability! If you can start on the day they are requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will NOT be considered.

Please expect someone with a 501 (Arkansas) area code or from the facility to reach out to interview you for this position!

If you have a multistate license, you will be required to complete a 1-time 6-hour suicide prevention training according to WA state regulations.

Guaranteed Hour: 36

• Combined ICU/PCU Unit
• 10 ICU patients, average census of ICU patients is around 5. Manually proning, intubated, paralyzed patients, multiple drips.
• Expect to be on the PCU if low ICU census
• ICU nurses will care for PCU patients – please make sure traveler understands that the majority of their contract could be spent caring for PCU level patients
• PCU nurses are not required to take ICU patients
• Floating to other departments happens in turn (Medsurg, ER, occasionally Mother baby but only to take care of post GYN surgical patients- no labor and delivery)

If Charge Nurse is in request-Must be an experienced charge nurse

• Patient Types:

• Sepsis, Pneumonia, COPD, CHF, GI Bleeds, ETOH/IVDA, SI, Psych, COVID

• Neuro: Stable CVA (no interventions) Will do TPA at times, TBI (stable)

• CVICU: Pacemakers, Angiograms, Post Cath (TR Bands Radial and Femoral), Fem-Pop Bypass, Pacemaker Insertion

• Surgical Patients: Ortho, General Surgery

• Manual Proning, Temporary Pacemakers

• No Open Hearts, No Neuro intervention, HD (ICU RNs will be trained to do dialysis (short runs), No CRRT

• Travelers are not expected to care for:

• Balloon Pumps, Hypothermia Protocol (unless they are comfortable)

• COVID & PPE:

• COVID (ICU, PCU, & Medsurg)

• 1:3 for PCU or Med/Surg, try but since surge have had to go up to 1:4

• Not a large population – but does include Med/Surg, PCU, and ICU level

• You may have the med/surg COVID patients

• Patient Ratios:

• ICU 1:2

• PCU 1:4

Skills required: Strong Peripheral IVs (preferred), Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation, Invasive Line Management (CVP, Alines), IV Medication Titration, Vent/trach/high-flo BiPap Management (RT does manage these devices, but knowledge of them is expected)

• Orientation:

• 4 hours of orientation with the clinical educator (get badge, login information, unit tour, policies/procedures)

• This will be during the day.

• 3 shifts on the unit

• Traveler Telemetry Competency Required

• Required to be completed and passed prior to start. SimpliFi Compliance is responsible for grading this exam.

• Scheduling:

• Self-scheduling

• 2 weekends a month – but may be less depending on staffing numbers

• Schedule is provided 6 weeks at a time

• First schedule will cover until the next schedule comes out and you are able to self schedule

• Time off: okay to approve up to 7 days off

• Candidate should extend if they not able to work 36 hours due to time off

• Holiday Expectations: 1-2 holidays possible per season

Scrub Color: Navy Blue

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