ICU RN
Portland, Oregon
Providence Portland Medical Center

ICU RN (Registered Nurse), Travel/Contract

Location: Portland, Oregon Contract length: 13 weeks Unit: ICU Facility: Short-term acute care, 418 staffed beds. Parking has no fee.

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00), 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:2
• Weekends: At least 1 every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedules: Not required
• 48-hour weeks: Approved
• Scrubs: Any color for ICU; scrub color for other areas varies by department

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Float Scope

• Floating to other units is common and based on skill set.
• Floating locations include other facilities in the Portland area and other Oregon locations.
• A hotel is offered for consecutive floating shifts (at additional cost).

Certifications (Conditional)

The following are listed in the source, but each requirement must be verified against the unit's requirements. If no unit requirements are linked, the clinical track applies. Each is required only when the unit requires it.

• ACLS, BLS, PALS (AHA Instructor, Provider, or RQI, or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation)
• NRP (AAP, AHA, or Canadian Paediatric Society)
• CHEMO
• TNCC
• EFM (AWHONN or NCC accepted)
• MAB
• NIH Stroke
• IV certification
• CPI

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Check within 90 days of start, covering the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes education verification and a 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start.
• Physical: Exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN.
• Immunizations and testing: TB test (IGRA, QGold, or 2 PPDs within 12 months), Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted), MMR (2 doses or positive titer), hepatitis B (vaccine series with titer or declination), varicella (2 doses or positive titer), flu vaccine or declination during flu season, COVID vaccination record or declination.
• Respirator clearance: Medical clearance for respirator use, updated annually. Fit testing is completed onsite if no valid record exists within 1 year.
• Work history: Application covering at least the last 5 years of employment. Minimum of 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting.
• Identification and eligibility: Driver's license or state ID, Social Security card, and E-Verify.
• Training: Annual regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) through the online learning system. Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually. Medication/pharmacology competency exam and competency exam as applicable to profession and specialty.
• Badge photo: Passport-style photo with neutral background.