ED Registered Nurse
Yakima, WA
Olaro
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department

Location

• Yakima, Washington

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years in a large volume Emergency Department with high acuity patients
• Prior travel experience not required

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• PALS or ENPC
• TNCC

Required Skills

• Barcode scanning medication administration
• Managing medication drips
• Blood product administration
• Triage experience (must pass hospital’s Triage Test before allowed to triage)
• Ability to set up chest tubes and arterial lines
• Assist with trauma and code cases
• Splinting
• Bipap/ventilator management
• Good understanding of Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
• Pediatric emergency medicine experience highly preferred
• Experience with Point of Care Labs is a plus

Patient Population

• Neonate to geriatric patients
• Level III trauma center
• Pediatrics (medical and trauma)
• Stroke (administer TNK)
• Cardiac (cath lab)
• Behavioral health and substance use disorder
• High acuity pediatric patients
• Transfer out patients requiring stabilization (neurosurgery, multi-system trauma)

Patient Ratios

• 1:3-5 based on acuity
• Fast track area with 13 beds (“green zone”)
• Emergency Department organized in zones

Work Schedule

• 12-hour shifts
• Day shifts: 7a-7p, 9a-9p
• Mid shifts: 10a-10p, 11a-11p, 12p-12a, 1p-1a, 2p-2a
• Evening shifts: 3p-3a
• Night shifts: 7p-7a
• Weekend rotation every other weekend (may occasionally work back-to-back weekends)
• Flexibility desired

Additional Information

• No floating required
• No on-call duties
• EMR system: EPIC (strongly preferred)
• Scrub color: Any, no logos

Facility Overview

• 226-bed Level III non-profit community hospital
• 34 ED beds
• ED volume: 200–250 patients per day
• Busiest Emergency Department in the state