ER RN
Gig Harbor, Washington
Saint Anthony Hospital

ER RN

Overview

• Travel contract in Gig Harbor, Washington
• 13-week assignment
• Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend
• First to float
• Holiday requirement: yes

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license for Washington or Compact License
• BLS
• ACLS
• TNCC
• PALS or ENPC
• 2 full years of ER experience
• ED Staff RN skills
• Critical drips
• Driver license required at time of submittal

Preferred Qualifications

• NRP

Unit Details

• ER/Trauma Center
• 21 beds/trauma bays
• Fast track: 4
• Separate triage area; travelers may do triage once in the department for several months
• Intermixed ER holds
• In-house security
• Average 109 patients per day
• Ratio: 4:1
• Common patient mix includes normal ED, Trauma Level 4, Code Neuro, transfer-out STEMIs, and patients over 60 years old

Clinical Operations

• Charge nurse 24/7
• House supervisor coverage: 12p-8a Monday through Friday, 24 hours Saturday/Sunday
• Sitters/CNAs/ER Techs and sometimes RNs are used for sitters
• EPIC
• Telemetry in the ED; no monitor techs; RNs are expected to know cardiac rhythms
• RT manages CPAP/BiPAP and ABGs
• ED and RT do breathing treatments
• ER Techs and RNs do ECGs
• Nurse draw expected, with lab available for some draws
• CT/Xray is next to the ED; ED sometimes transports

Orientation

• Orientation/education hours are not guaranteed during the first 2 weeks of the assignment
• Expect 25+ hours
• Unit/department-specific orientation: yes

Dress Code

• Navy blue for RNs