CVICU RN
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced CVICU RN for an 18-week night shift assignment requiring prior travel experience and a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at a Magnet-designated teaching hospital
• 1:1 patient ratios
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM-7:30 AM)
• Weekend requirement unless otherwise posted
• Floating required within hospital to other ICU units
• No floating to sister hospitals
• Uses EPIC charting system

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license (pending license accepted)
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience, open heart experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Proficiency with vents, IV starts, PA lines, pacers, and Swan-Ganz catheters
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and LVAD/RVAD required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Lung and heart transplant experience preferred
• Post-op cardiovascular experience required
• Must complete EKG telemetry compliance testing

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular and post-surgical cardiac patients
• Any scrub color permitted
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions
• RTO limited to 7 days in Nov/Dec, may span one holiday, must work 2 of 3 holidays
• RTO cannot be requested during the first 2 weeks of the assignment
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this role
• Former UW Medical Center staff must have a separation period of at least 18 months before returning as a traveler