MICU RN
Tacoma, Washington
Saint Joseph Medical Center

ICU RN

Location: Tacoma, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of experience in the specialty
• Active BLS and ACLS
• Active Washington RN license (pending license needed to submit; temporary license takes approximately 4 weeks)

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: Medical ICU
• Beds: 82 critical care beds (48 ICU, 34 PCU) across 3 separate floors
• Primary assignment: PCU, with float to ICU
• Float scope: Float-eligible between all ICUs and PCU. Primary assignment is at the Tacoma facility, with possible float to other facilities in the region, including Lakewood and Enumclaw, WA.
• Ratios: ICU 1:1 or 1:2; PCU 1:3
• Charge nurse: Yes, 1 per floor
• Nurse aides: 2 per floor
• Common diagnoses: All critical care diagnoses
• Drips: All ICU-level drips; PCU drips include Cardizem, nitroglycerin, insulin, and heparin
• Ventilators: Yes in ICU; no ventilators in PCU
• Pressors: None
• Tele/Monitor techs: Only in PCU
• Preference: Strong Med Surg RNs sought
• Not required: IABP or CRRT, unless the traveler has that experience

Schedule

• Shifts: 7a-7p and 7p-7a
• Weekends: Days work Saturday and Sunday; nights work Friday and Saturday; every other weekend
• Holidays: Rotate with permanent staff
• Scrub color: No requirements

Orientation

• Orientation and 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.

Support Services

• IV team: Yes
• Respiratory therapy: 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• Hospitalist or intensivist: On site during day shift; nights via virtual ICU, plus an ARNP in house overnight for procedures

Restrictions

• Not employed full time, part time, or PRN with any affiliated facility of the parent health system within the past year.