ICU RN
Silverdale, Washington
St Michael Medical Center

ICU RN

Role

• ICU RN travel contract
• Unit: Mixed ICU (medical and CV) - 4th Floor
• 24 beds

Location

• Silverdale, Washington

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• Nights
• 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week
• Shifts listed: 07:00-19:30 and 19:00-07:30
• Self-scheduling in 6-week blocks

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of ICU experience
• Active WA or Compact License
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Driver’s license at time of submittal
• Must be able to titrate drips

Preferred Qualifications

• CRRN
• PCCN
• EPIC experience
• Specialty skills such as management of Swans, Prismaflex CRRT, IABP, and immediate open heart recovery

Unit Details

• Mixed ICU with medical and CV patients
• Ratios: 1:1 and 1:2 for ICU acuity; 1:3-4 for PCU acuity
• Common patient types include sepsis, COPD, COVID, pneumonia, withdrawal, strokes post TNK administration, CRRT, IABP, Impella, PA catheters, post-cardiac arrest patients, immediate open heart recovery, cath lab overflow, and post-interventional caths
• ICU nurses set up, manage, and interpret monitors and their own strips
• Charge and resource nurse on every shift
• CNA support at 1:12 ratio, with CNAs sometimes pulled for 1:1 sitters
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house 24/7
• Dedicated pharmacist until 11, then house pharmacy
• RT dedicated to ICU 24/7
• RT equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and vents

Floating

• May float between the 4th, 5th, or 6th floors in critical care
• May float to the ER for patient holds

Other Details

• Orientation/education hours are not guaranteed during the first 2 weeks
• Expect 25+ hours of orientation/education
• Modules are required and must be tracked on the timesheet
• First schedule may be used to fill holes
• May work many Sundays
• Weekends are a high need
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff
• No call or standby requirement
• Any professional color scrubs are allowed