PCU RN
Tacoma, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 4

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN requiring 2 years of specialty experience and a WA or compact RN license for a critical care unit with float requirements.

Details

• Acute care setting in a Medical ICU with 82 critical care beds across 3 floors (48 ICU, 34 PCU)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 in ICU and 1:3 in PCU
• Primarily assigned to PCU with float to ICU as needed
• Cares for all critical care diagnoses including patients on ventilators and ICU-level drips
• PCU drips include cardizem, nitro, insulin, and heparin; no pressors or vents in PCU
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour day shifts, 7a-7p, every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday for days, Friday and Saturday for nights)
• Primary facility with potential float to other Region Two facilities, including rate differential for floats outside the primary site
• Charge nurse on each floor with 2 nurse aides per floor
• 24/7 RT, pharmacy, and IV team support available
• Dayshift hospitalist/intensivist on site; nightshift coverage via virtual ICU and in-house ARNP for procedures

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact (NLC) RN license required; pending licenses not accepted
• 2 years of RN experience in specialty required
• BLS and ACLS (AHA) certifications required and must be active, not pending
• BSN not required
• Strong Med-Surg RN background preferred
• IABP or CRRT experience not required unless previously performed
• Driver's license copy required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity critical care environment with complex diagnoses
• Participate in floor-specific orientation, typically up to 1 week with an educator (minimum 2 shifts)
• Float eligibility required between ICU and PCU units, and potentially across Region Two facilities
• Holiday coverage required on a rotating basis with permanent staff
• No specific scrub color requirements
• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year
• Candidates previously employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered