Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Burn MedSurg

Overview

• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Facility: Magnet, teaching, Level 1 trauma facility with 500 staffed beds
• Reason for opening: Travelers are needed to backfill Burn MedSurg RN coverage.

Schedule and Shift

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not on-call
• Block schedule: Not open to block schedule accommodation
• Guaranteed hours: Facility can call off 1 shift per 2-week contract.

Unit and Clinical Details

• Unit: Burn MedSurg, 15 rooms and 26 beds
• Patient population: Adult burn, plastic surgery, and pediatric trauma and burn patients
• Average daily census: 22 patients
• Ratios: 3-4:1 (day), 4-5:1 (night)
• Special procedures: Anesthesia-assisted procedures for painful wound care (nitrous oxide available), 2 tank rooms, and 1 bath room for wound care
• Wound care RN: Assists the primary RN in the tank rooms for 8-hour day shifts (07:00-15:30)
• Monitoring: EtCO2 monitoring for specific patients
• Float: Travelers are the first to float within scope to meet facility needs.
• Scrubs: Blue, provided by the facility
• Charting: Electronic charting with hard stops

Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Washington
• 1 year of Med Surg experience, obtained within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with Epic

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year before start
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months (instant tests accepted)
• TB screening: QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2-step PPD within 90 days of start. Annual TB questionnaire required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: Titer, 2 vaccines, or declination
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer and full vaccine series, or declination
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start, or declination
• Influenza: Vaccine or declination required during flu season (09/29-03/31). Documentation must be on file by 11/13.
• COVID-19: Vaccination or declination for tracking purposes
• Respirator fit test: Within 12 months of start. Must be completed with a 3M 1860R, 1860S, or 1870+ mask.
• Communicable disease note: Candidates who decline a vaccine and later contract that disease face a mandatory furlough of at least 21 days.

Onboarding and Documentation

• Badge photo: Required. Professional, waist-up, facing forward, plain background, no hats or face coverings.
• Facility forms: License acknowledgment, equipment safety, policies and procedures, code of conduct, personal data form, health history form, job description, and national background check form
• Welcome modules: About 2-3 hours, due by Thursday before start. Candidates are not fully cleared until modules are complete.

Logistics

• Parking: Onsite parking is available for a fee. A new offsite garage option is available with a 10-minute shuttle, operating 5:00 am-10:00 pm, weekdays only.