PICU Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

PICU Registered Nurse

• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00–07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care) experience of 1 year, with experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required to NICU or other units within skill set
• NURSYS verification (required for all RNs)

Clinical Focus

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Experience areas: Critical Care, ENT, General Surgery, Ortho, Post-Op/Pre-Op
• Skills: breathing treatments, chest tube setup/care, CPAP/BiPAP, high-frequency vents, oscillators, procedure sedation, RSI drugs, trach care, vents, blood/blood product administration, CVP, 12-lead EKG, drains, epidural/PCA/syringe pumps, PICC/central lines, port access, traction/halo/pin care, triple lumen catheter, wound VAC

Scheduling and Travel Terms

• Orientation provided
• First-time travelers accepted with experience
• Up to 3 days RTO accepted; additional RTO requires screening; no holiday RTO
• Permanent staff self-schedule first; traveler fills unit needs
• Permanent staff from other non-Swedish facilities in the system are eligible for a travel contract after at least 3 months of separation
• Float policy acknowledgement required; may float to another facility within a reasonable distance
• Active compact licenses are honored at facilities in the system

Pre-Start Requirements

• Identity and employment: driver's license or state ID, Social Security card, E-Verify attestation, employment application covering the last 5 years (month/year format, with gaps explained)
• Background check: completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, death master index, county and nationwide searches, national sex offender search, FACIS Level 3, and education verification. Open or active hits and any felony will not be approved; more than one DUI results in cancellation.
• Washington state: WA State Patrol (WATCH) search required by state law within 90 days of start
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, each within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Education: third-party education verification verifying the nursing degree; transcripts required only for international nursing education
• Multi-state license (if applicable): RNs with an out-of-state compact license working in Washington must complete the WA Multi-State Licensed Demographic Attestation before starting, along with the Washington State Board of Nursing MSL Demographic Survey and Nursys e-Notify registration
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant results accepted; no annual update required
• Physical exam: within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN; must indicate free of infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodation
• TB: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start; annual update requires 1 PPD or TB titer. Positive TB requires proof of past positive and a chest X-ray dated after the positive result.
• Immunizations: MMR (2 vaccines at least 28 days apart or positive titer); hepatitis B (signed declination or positive titer plus vaccination); varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer); Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted); flu vaccine during flu season or declination on the required form; COVID vaccine record preferred, declination not required
• Respiratory protection: RespSafety clearance required and updated annually; fit mask testing required (any mask type acceptable)
• Competencies: medication/pharmacology competency exam as applicable; skills checklist required for applicable unit, updated annually

Other Requirements

• References: minimum of 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty or setting
• Annual training: regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) required yearly; regional core modules required yearly where a dedicated path exists
• Badge photo: not required for this facility