Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Registered Nurse - MS/Tele/Neuro

Location: Seattle, Washington Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Unit: MS/Tele Shift: Day (3x12 hours), 7:00-19:30 (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week) Ratio: 1:5

Scheduling and Assignment Details

• Weekends: Every other weekend, with flexibility in scheduling required
• Holidays: Travelers may take 1 of 3 major holidays off and must work 2 holidays (evening/day)
• Return-to-office restriction: No more than 6 days per week
• Guaranteed hours: The facility may cancel 1 shift per 2-week pay period
• Not on call
• Not open to block schedule accommodation
• Floating: Travelers float within scope to meet facility needs and are the first to float
• Local candidates are accepted
• Does not accept pending licenses
• Accepts first-time travelers only if they have strong neuro experience

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years of experience), with experience within the last year
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Proficiency in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, verified by a test
• Required skills: IV insertion, telemetry, and tracheostomy care (experience with tracheostomy care)
• Experience with Epic
• Certifications: NIHSS and BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS is required for MS/Tele floats (not required for the MS/Tele unit)
• NIH Stroke Certification is required for MS/Tele floats
• Advanced dysrhythmia exam: 80% or higher, completed and on file 10 days before start
• Medication/pharmacology exam: 80% or higher in the dosage calculations category, with score breakdown provided
• Competency exam
• Color blindness test, updated annually starting 5/4/2026
• Adult medication test (orientation)
• Professional, unit-specific job description signed before start
• Driver's license copy and background check documentation
• 2 professional references on profile
• Badge photo: professional, waist-up, facing forward, plain background, no hats or face coverings
• Multi-state (compact) license holders from outside Washington must complete a 6-hour suicide prevention course and the Washington multi-state demographic attestation before starting

Preferred Qualifications

• Level 1 trauma experience

Clinical Focus

• Neurosurgery, neurology, and epilepsy patients
• Traumatic brain injury, craniotomy, craniectomy, aneurysm clipping and coiling, spinal cord injury
• Strokes, seizures, epilepsy, change in mental status, telemetry

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check within 45 days of start; Washington WATCH search; federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG)
• Washington license complaint clearance (if using a Washington state license)
• Health: Tdap within 10 years; Hepatitis B titer or vaccine series; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or 2 vaccines; negative TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days, plus annual TB questionnaire; COVID vaccination or declination; flu vaccine or declination (flu season 09/29-03/31); physical within 1 year before start; drug screen within 12 months
• Respirator fit test within 12 months, using 3M 1860, 1860S, or 1870+ masks
• Facility orientation modules (about 2-3 hours), due the Thursday before start
• Annual stroke education modules (review only, with confirmation provided to onsite managers)

Facility Highlights

• Magnet, teaching, and Level 1 trauma facility
• 500 staffed beds
• Blue scrubs
• Charting in EMR (hard stop)
• Parking: onsite and offsite options available at a cost; offsite shuttle runs weekdays 5 am-10 pm, with no nights, weekends, or holidays