ICU Registered Nurse
Auburn, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit Auburn, with potential coverage in Covington. This floating position supports intensive care and lower-acuity patients, with approximately 75% of the assignment focused on Progressive Care Unit (PCU) patients in Emergency Department (ED) overflow. The role manages complex medical-surgical and critical-care patients, including respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute kidney injury, and cerebrovascular accidents.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend rotation is every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; cardiac rhythm interpretation and telemetry monitoring; ventilator, tracheostomy, and bilevel positive airway pressure management; invasive line management; ostomy and general drain care; chest tube management; intravenous medication titration; and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience using EPIC.
• Preferred Qualifications: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification and prior travel assignment experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Floating may include patients at the intensive care level or below.
  • Patient population includes respiratory failure, end-stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, general postoperative conditions, cerebrovascular accidents, alcohol-related conditions, and overdose.
  • The assignment does not include craniotomies, major trauma, or major cardiothoracic cases.
  • Equipment includes Alaris intravenous pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing systems.
  • Scrubs may be any color; navy blue is preferred, and camouflage is not preferred.
  • The role may include serving as a lead in the Emergency Department holding area.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits