Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Puyallup, WA
Wellspring Nurse Source
3x12 hrs, Days

About the Unit

This is a Level III Trauma Center with a total of 375 licensed beds. The units vary in size and patient types, including:

• MSICU: 40 beds
• CVICU: 10 beds
• PCU: 40 beds
• 2R PCU Observation: 18 beds (can increase to 27 beds during overflow)
• CCU: 30 beds
• Medical: 89 beds
• Surgical: 55 beds
• Flex Unit: 9 beds (combination of PCU and medical-surgical patients)
• Inpatient Rehab: 47 beds
• Emergency Department holding unit for patients awaiting beds
• COVID overflow unit

Minimum Experience Requirements

• 2 years of ICU experience for ICU positions
• 2 years of PCU experience for PCU positions
• 2 years of experience in an acute care setting for Medical-Surgical positions

Patient Types and Common Diagnoses

ICU

• Respiratory Failure
• GI Bleeds
• DKA
• Sepsis
• Complicated Post-operative Patients
• CVA's
• Flap Surgeries
• Post-Arrest Patients
• ETOH and IVDA

PCU

• Respiratory Compromise
• Sepsis
• Renal Failure
• Bleeding Disorders
• General Medical/Surgical Patients
• CHF
• COPD
• Pneumonia

Medical-Surgical

• Oncology Patients (Neutropenic, post-operative)
• Psychiatric Patients
• General Medical Surgical Patients (post-operative, COPD, CHF, Sepsis, DVT, AKI, Dialysis, COVID)

Rehabilitation

• Neuro Patients (Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, TBI, Multi-Trauma, Post-COVID, Post-ICU)
• Ventilator and Tracheostomy Management
• General Medical-Surgical Acuity Patients

Patient Ratios

• ICU: 1:2 based on acuity
• PCU and CCU: 1:4 based on acuity
• Medical and Surgical: 1:5
• Rehab: 1:4 team model (RN, LPN, Tech)

Required Licenses, Certifications, and Skills

• ICU Positions: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• PCU Positions: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Medical-Surgical Positions: BLS, NIHSS

All clinicians must exhibit strong communication and patient education skills. Experience with EPIC is mandatory.

Support and Technology

• Support Staff Ratios:
  • ICU: 1:14
  • PCU: 1:10
  • Medical-Surgical: 1:8-10
• Available Resources:
  • Respiratory Therapists available 24/7
  • Hospitalists and Intensivists available 24/7
• Technology:
  • Electronic Medical Records: EP