Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Renton, WA
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

ER (Emergency Room) 2-year exp years

100% MUST HAVE EPIC EXPERIENCE - NO EXCEPTIONS

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS Certification, ENPC, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC c, Valley Medical Center CEUs for Units Requiring NIHSS RN compact /wa license 

Shift Notes

3x12 hour nights

Charting System

EPIC

Unit Notes

CLIENT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TRAVELERS WITH LICENSE HITS DEALING WITH DIVERTING MEDS OR ENDANGERMENT - DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. THESE HITS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE CONTRACT CANCELLATION.

• 12S
• 36 gtd
• Cxl Policy: 1 shift per 2 week period
• RTO POLICY: May request up to 10 days off w/o hospital approval for clinical prescreening. Anything exceeding this amount of time, or that involves holidays, will need to be approved by the hospital

Requirements

• 2+ YEARS OF EXP (1+ years in a trauma center)
• NO FIRST TIME TRAVELERS
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC & ENPC REQUIRED (both PALS and ENPC are required)

Department Structure

4 ZONE DEPARTMENT WITH NURSES, MST (1-2) per zone plus a resource nurse per zone, HUC

• Charge Nurse
• Patient flow coordinator that checks in EMS
• Triage nurses
• Protocol nurses

Category

Details

# beds/trauma bays

55 beds total + 8-12 swing beds / 4 trauma bays

Do you have a Fast track

YES, known as AC (accelerated care)

Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage?

We have a separate triage area in the lobby, and travelers would only be asked to do triage after completing additional triage orientation and competency testing. Most of our travelers do not do triage.

Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER?

RNs manage their own holds – if they are long holds, we have RNs from other units that may take assignments in the ED to help with holds

Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds?

Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms?

Yes, and a 24 /7 monitor tech

In-house Security

Yes, and they sit outside and in zone 4 in our ED

# patients per day

250

Ratios

4:1 for main ED, 5:1 for accelerated care (fast track), 2:1 for critical care

Required Certifications

PALS, TNCC, ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, ENPC

Common diagnoses/Types of patients

STEMI, Stroke, DKA, Sepsis, Trauma, Respiratory Diseases, Behavioral Health

Experience or 'Must have' skills

Must have 2+ years of ER experience, 1+ year of trauma experience, and prior travel experience. Must be comfortable providing culturally competent care to a highly diverse population of patients. Must align with our mission to care for our community like family.

ED Physicians/Mid-Levels

Both

Charge Nurse/House Supervisor

Both

Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters

MST – ED techs and pt sitters

EMR

EPIC ASAP

RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's?

RNs draw ABGs and set up small dose breathing txs, RTs manage all RT equipment and are always available for consult. RNs and MSTs perform ECGs.

Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?

MST and RNs

X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport?

They are in ED / RNs are required to transport critical pts

Phlebotomy or nurse draw

Nurse and MST draws

Shifts & Scheduling

Variable

Weekend Requirement

Every other weekend

Holiday Requirement

Yes

Is there a call or standby requirement?

None

Floating Requirements

None

Scrub Color/Dress Code

Royal Blue for Nursing

Unit/Department specific orientation

First day with ED leadership / badging and 2-3 shifts orienting bedside.

Area Information

• 10 min south of Seattle
• Serves over 600,000 patients

Housing Options

• Larkspur Landing - – Tell them when you call that you are at Valley Medical Center and they offer discounts * - they offer free laundry facilities (5 minute drive to hospital)
• Larkspur Landing - Second location in Bellevue – 20 min drive to hospital
• Homewood Suites Issaquah – 30 min drive to hospital
• Many apartments offer 3 months leases in surrounding areas
• Airbnb / Furnished Finders

Things to Do in the Area

Running/Hiking/Trails

• Tons of parks, walking trails, running paths, waterfalls in close proximity
• Mount Rainier
• Olympic National Park
• Beaches
• San Juan Islands

Skiing/Snow Activities

• Steven’s Pass approx. 45 mins from hospital

Downtown Seattle

• Pike Place Market
• 1st Starbucks
• Zoo
• Aquarium
• Parks
• Space Needle
• Observatory
• Chihuly Gardens
• Pioneer Square
• Chinatown
• Underground Tours
• Whale watching
• Boeing tours
• Ferry rides
• Train rides
• The Gorge (concerts)

Food & Dining

• Wineries
• Breweries
• Food trucks
• Elegant dining

Shopping

• Tons of great stores, outlets and galleria type shops with Louis Vuitton, Hermes (Bellevue)

Sports

• Seahawks
• Sounders
• Mariners
• Storm (WMBA)
• Kraken
• Reign (Women’s Soccer)