ICU RN
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a Level I Trauma teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of critical care experience and prior travel assignments with a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Works in a 23-bed ICU caring for Cardiac ICU patients with overflow from MICU, Trauma ICU, and Neuro ICU
• Primary focus on cardiology patients
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 19:00-07:30
• Every other weekend required with flexibility for unit needs expected
• Floating to other ICUs and boarder areas should be expected
• No on-call requirements
• No block scheduling accommodations
• Epic charting system required

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years critical care experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and Compliance EKG Exam
• TNCC certification preferred
• Level I Trauma facility experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Prior charge nurse experience preferred
• Two supervisor references required at time of consideration
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions

Additional Information

• Care for high acuity cardiac ICU patients with skills in arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, blood product administration, and IV therapy
• Manage ventilated patients, including BiPAP/CPAP, high flow nasal cannula, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Experience with ECMO, Impella, IABP, and epicardial pacing wire care preferred
• Manage CVVHD/CRRT, continuous IV sedation, and vasoactive/cardiac drip titration
• Neurological skills such as EVD, ICP monitoring, and hypothermia protocol preferred
• Interpret and manage cardiac dysrhythmias and obtain 12-lead EKGs
• Facility prefers to avoid placing travel pairs together
• Scrub color is blue, facility-provided as needed or candidate may wear their own solid color
• RTO should be minimal and cannot be requested during the first 2 weeks of the assignment
• Local candidates accepted at the same bill rate with no radius restriction
• Prior UW staff must have an 18-month separation before returning as a travel RN
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position