MICU RN
Tacoma, WA
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU / ICU RN – Job ID: 62574760

Agency: Medical Solutions – Care Career
Primary Facility: St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Specialty: PCU with floating to ICU
Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts – 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours/week
 

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the specialty.
• BLS and ACLS (AHA) required.
• Active license required at submission; facility is willing to wait for licensure.
• EPIC experience.
• BSN not required.
• Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time or PRN at any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year.

Unit Details:

• 82 beds total across 3 floors:
  • 48 ICU beds
  • 34 PCU beds
• ICU ratios: 1:1 or 1:2.
• PCU ratio: 1:3.
• EPIC charting.
• Charge nurse available on each floor.
• Two nurse aides per floor.
• Telemetry/monitor technicians available in PCU only.

Clinical Responsibilities & Skills:

ICU:

• Care for critically ill patients with a wide range of critical care diagnoses.
• Manage ventilators and ICU-level drips.
• IABP and CRRT experience are not required unless the nurse has that experience.

PCU:

• Manage Cardizem, nitroglycerin, insulin and heparin drips.
• No ventilators or pressors in PCU.

Floating:

• Primarily PCU, with floating to ICU as needed.
• May also float among Region Two facilities:
  • St. Clare Hospital – Lakewood, WA
  • St. Elizabeth Hospital – Enumclaw, WA
  • St. Joseph Medical Center – Tacoma, WA
• A rate differential applies when floated outside St. Joseph Medical Center.
• Unit-specific orientation provided.

Schedule & Weekend Requirements:

• Every other weekend.
• Night-shift weekend requirement: Friday and Saturday.
• Holidays required; rotate with permanent staff.
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM.

Facility Support:

• Intensivist/hospitalist on-site during days.
• Virtual ICU coverage at night.
• ARNP available in-house overnight for procedures.
• IV team available.
• Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7.

Orientation:

• Minimum 2 shifts.
• Up to 1 week with an educator.