ED RN
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center

ED RN

Overview

• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: 11/30 or 12/14
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:30
• Hours: 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week
• Hospital profile: Magnet, teaching center, 637 staffed beds

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: ED (ER), 27 rooms, with the ability to flex into hallway beds and vertical care space
• Patient mix: High-acuity patients, including oncology, cardiology, and transplant history; non-trauma patients; a small pediatric population; psych/behavioral health patients; and complex medical patients, including transplant and VAD patients
• Other notes: EMS also staffs a vertical care area
• Floating: Floating within the hospital is allowed. Floating to sister hospitals is not.
• Call: Not required
• Guaranteed hours: During low census, you may be sent home without charge or placed on call in 4-hour increments, up to one shift's worth of hours in a 2-week cycle. Ambulatory or surgical areas that close on weekends and holidays will not schedule travelers during those periods.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• ED - Emergency Department (2 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic

Hiring Policies

• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Does not accept pending licenses
• Accepts local candidates
• Does not schedule block schedules unless the posting states otherwise
• Return-to-origin restriction: 1 week maximum

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check, completed within 45 days of start, plus exclusion database searches (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, sex offender search, and Washington WATCH search). Driving-related offenses, including DUIs, do not require client approval. As of 7/3/2025, this includes marijuana possession charges.
• Education: Education verification for RNs. A diploma or transcript is required if the degree cannot be verified.
• Multistate (compact) license holders: Complete a 6-hour suicide prevention training from the Washington BON-approved list, submit the demographic attestation, and complete Nursys e-Notify registration.
• Washington license holders: Washington license complaint clearance is required. It is not required for compact license holders.
• Health: Physical exam signed by a physician within 1 year of start. 10-panel drug screen within 1 year of start. TB screening (2 PPDs, or IGRA within 90 days, or a chest X-ray if positive). Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (titer or 2 vaccines). Tdap within 10 years. Hepatitis B titer and series, or a declination. Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (09/29 to 03/31), with documentation on file by 11/13. COVID vaccine or declination for tracking.
• Respirator fit test: Required within 9 months of start, with documentation of size, make/model, date, and results. Acceptable masks include 3M N95 1870+ and 3M N95 1860 (small or regular). Regular fit testing cannot be done onsite.
• Onboarding: Photo for badge (DMV style, no selfies). PCIS agreement (RN) signed before start. Department checklist. Infusion pump integration video and attestation (required for all RNs). Hand-completed medication-dispensing system agreement for return candidates with a gap of 30 days to 1 year. Radiation badge is supplied by the facility for new candidates.