ER RN
Spokane, Washington
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

ER RN

Location: Spokane, Washington Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (3x12 hours, 7:00 to 19:00) or Night (3x12 hours, 19:00 to 7:00) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit and Facility

• Type of Facility: Short-term acute care, Level II Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 629
• Teaching Hospital
• Expected Ratio: 1 RN to 4 patients
• Scrub Color: Any color for RNs
• Parking: No fee

Schedule

• Weekends: Required, typically every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block Schedules: Not required
• Floating Between Units: No
• 48-Hour Approval: No

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum of 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, with ED experience within the last year

Certifications (Verify Against Unit Description)

Per the source, these are checked against the unit description. If no unit description is linked, the clinical track applies.

• ACLS, BLS, PALS: AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI), or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation only
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure): Current certification from AAP, AHA, or Canadian Paediatric Society
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course): Per diem only
• EFM: AWHONN or NCC-EFM accepted
• NIH Stroke Certification: Required every 2 years unless the card states otherwise
• Also listed: Chemotherapy (CHEMO), Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB), CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute), IV Certification

Background and Licensing Checks

• 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, counties, nationwide and sex offender searches, FACIS Level 3, education verification, and an international search if applicable
• WA State Patrol WATCH search: Required by state law within 90 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG: Within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Education verification: Nursing degree verified for RNs
• Transcript: Required only if the candidate has international nursing education
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
• E-Verify attestation: Required
• Drug screen: 9-panel, within 12 months of start; instant results accepted
• Badge photo: Passport-style with neutral background, JPEG format, required for this region

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO (APRN also accepted); must state free of infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodation
• TB: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start; positive TB requires proof of past positive and a chest X-ray
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or documented positive titer plus vaccination
• Tdap: Within 10 years; declination accepted
• Influenza: Vaccine or declination required during flu season
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
• Fit testing and RespSafety: Fit mask required (completed onsite if no valid record within 1 year); RespSafety clearance required annually for travel

Experience and History

• References: Minimum of 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty/setting
• Employment application: Required, covering at least the last 5 years
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit; updated annually

Training and Policies

• Float policy: Acknowledgement required; may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance
• Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, assigned through the agency LMS
• ER specialty-specific modules: Required annually
• EHR training: Modules must be completed within a week of orientation; transcripts required (certificates of completion not accepted)