Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Silverdale, WA
Compunnel Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

Required Certifications
ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC
Shift Notes
Days 7a-730p; Wknd Requirement: based on unit needs/demands
The manager is willing to consider shorter assignment lengths of 6-8 weeks and can offer a 48-hour weekly guarantee. This APPLIES ONLY SHORTER CONTRACTS - This DOES NOT APPLY to 13wk assignments
ER/Trauma Center
# beds/trauma bays - 56 beds, hall beds will bring this number to 60-70s
Do you have a Fast track yes 6 beds
Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? Triage area is separate with 5 beds, travelers can take a triage test and may be assigned although generally department staff assigned
Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? We have 18 beds within the ED designated for holding inpatients awaiting bed placement, if additional is needed they are
Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds? Yes, although inpatient RNs often float to the ED to take an inpatient assignment for ER holds
Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? Yes we have a locked hall with 6 private treatment rooms
In-house Security Yes
# patients per day approximately 170-200
Ratios - 1:3, if they are low acuity 1:4
Required Certifications ACLS, BLS, TNCC, PALS or ENPC
Common diagnoses/Types of patients Cardiac, Stroke, Sepsis, DKA, AMS, Respiratory, Abdominal pain, Mental Health
Experience or 'Must have' skills Will accept a traveler with 1 year of experience in a larger trauma settings.
ED Physicians/Mid-Levels Yes both
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes both
Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters ED Techs, CNAs from inpatient provide for 1:1 sitters in the department
EMR Epic
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's? ED Techs do EKGs, RTs manage RT equipment Vents, CPap, Bipap, etc. RTs also complete ABGs
Is there tele on this unit? Yes Monitor Techs? Yes RNs read strips?
X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? Radiology department is located adjacent to the ED, transport assists with movement of patients as they are able
Phlebotomy or nurse draw Nurse or ED Tech draws primarily, lab will assist when difficult
ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, FHM, NRP
What are expected ratios? Labor 1:2, AP 1:3
Special requirements: Acute Care High Risk Labor and Delivery, Antepartum, Pre-eclampsia, diabetes, multiples, VBAC/TOLAC, active management of laboring pts, induction/augmentation, and maternal emergencies
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care / Level II Trauma Center / Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Total Staffed Beds: 629
Teaching Hospital
Scrub Color: All RN: an color; RRT: any color; L&D: Not Provided
Charting: Epic