ICU RN
Tacoma, Washington
Saint Joseph Medical Center

ICU Registered Nurse

Location

Tacoma, Washington

Contract

13 weeks

Schedule

• Nights
• 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff

Setting and patient mix

• Primarily PCU with float to ICU
• Medical ICU
• All critical care diagnoses
• ICU: 1:1 to 1:2 ratios
• PCU: 1:3 ratio
• Vents in ICU
• No vents in PCU
• PCU drips include cardizem, nitro, insulin, and heparin
• No pressors in PCU

Floating

• Float eligible between ICU and PCU
• May float within the region listed in the source

Required qualifications

• 2 years of experience in the specialty
• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Washington RN license
• Pending license accepted for submission

Additional details

• Orientation/education hours are not guaranteed during the first 2 weeks; expect 25+ hours
• Floor-specific orientation is planned for up to 1 week with an educator, with a minimum of 2 shifts
• Travelers are not required to take IABP or CRRT unless they have that experience
• Candidates may not have been full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year