Outpatient Cardiology RN
Seattle, WA
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary: Outpatient Clinic Cardiology Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Seattle, Washington
Contract Length: 20 weeks (approximately 20 weeks)
Shift: Monday to Friday, 5x8 hour shifts, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (No weekends, holidays, or on-call)

Job Description

• Position in an outpatient cardiology clinic supporting interventional cardiology pod.
• Collaborate with 2 other RNs, 3 physicians, and 2 ARNPs.
• Responsibilities include urgent message response, telephone triage, managing patient portal (MyChart) messages, and various in-clinic duties.
• Patient population: Adult cardiac patients including LVAD patients and those undergoing interventional procedures (CAD, stents, angiograms).
• Inpatient cardiac experience is required.
• Clinic uses EPIC for charting (experience required).
• Attire: Any color scrubs or business casual.
• Candidate must have reliable personal transportation (public transportation not sufficient) due to floating between clinics.

Required Qualifications

• License: Washington RN license required at time of contract signature (pending licenses not accepted).
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience in an adult outpatient cardiology clinic. Inpatient cardiac experience is also required. Teaching hospital experience preferred.
• Certifications: BLS required.
• First-Timers: Accepted only if they have inpatient cardiac experience.
• Skills:

  • Cardiology clinic specialties including:

    • Interpretation of lab results
    • Medication reconciliation
    • Vital signs collection
    • Patient history and allergy documentation
  • Procedure support: dressing changes, aseptic/sterile tray setup
  • Specimen collection: capillary, throat, urine (UA/clean catch), venipuncture/phlebotomy
  • Office duties: pharmacy calls, patient refill requests, telephone triage, follow-up phone calls
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required. First-time travelers accepted under conditions above.
• On-call: Not required.
• Floating: May be required to float within scope as needed.

Patient Diagnoses & Special Equipment

• Adult cardiac patients including LVAD and advanced cardiac support clinic patients.
• Equipment familiarity: LVAD, Cardio MEMS, cardiac monitors (Zio, Preventis, Bardy), EKG.

Additional Notes

• Locals within 50 miles accepted and considered local for pay rate purposes.
• Guaranteed hours: Facility may call off traveler up to 1 shift per pay period (every 2 weeks).
• No weekend or holiday shifts.
• No block scheduling accommodation.

Compliance & Documentation Requirements (Summary)

• Background check within 45 days of start, including SSN trace, education verification, and state-specific searches.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start.
• Immunizations and health documents required:

  • Flu vaccine or declination (seasonal)
  • COVID vaccine or declination
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap within 10 years
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
• Drug screen: 10 panel within 90 days of start (no instant tests).
• Fit mask test required for travel candidates.
• References: Minimum 2 references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting within last 3 years.
• Employment application covering at least last 5 years required.
• Skills checklist and competency exams as applicable.
• Completion of Providence-specific WorkRamp training modules prior to start.
• Epic experience and completion of Epic training modules required.

Summary

This is a travel/contract RN position in an outpatient cardiology clinic in Seattle, WA, requiring at least 1 year of RN experience in adult outpatient cardiology and inpatient cardiac experience. The role involves day shifts Monday through Friday with no weekends or call. Candidates must have a WA RN license in hand and BLS certification. The position requires strong cardiology skills, EPIC charting experience, and the ability to float between clinics with reliable personal transportation. First-time travelers are accepted if they have inpatient cardiac experience.

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