Cardiac PCU RN
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift position requiring telemetry experience and WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the Cardiac PCU of a hospital environment
• Care for patients with myocardial infarction, primary arrhythmias, pre/post open-heart and vascular surgery, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre/post cath lab, and stroke patients with cardiac involvement
• Support specialized structural heart patients including VAD and TAVR
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4, which may increase to 1:5 at midnight
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 19:00-7:30
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required to like units within the facility and sister facilities
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years telemetry experience required
• Surgical telemetry experience required, including open heart surgery and vascular/groin radial band management
• IV skills required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with chest tubes and sternal precautions required
• VAD and TAVR experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide care including breathing treatments, chest tube set-up and care, CPAP/BiPap, trach care, and sternal precautions
• Administer blood and blood products
• Perform cardioversion, defibrillation, and epicardial pacer management
• Care for LVAD and open-heart post-op patients (24-28 hours post-op)
• Perform tele interpretation including dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• This unit does not accept first-time travelers
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; post-offer RTO requests may not be granted
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years are required
• Former permanent employees of this facility may return as travelers after a 3-month separation, provided they reside outside a 50-mile radius
• Local candidates accepted at the lower local bill rate
• Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are considered local