NICU Registered Nurse
Edmonds, Washington
Swedish/Edmonds Hospital

NICU Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Position

Location: Edmonds, Washington
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Shift: Day (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit & Patient Population

• Level II NICU admissions and normal newborns (32 weeks gestation or greater)
• Attend vaginal and cesarean deliveries, including high-risk deliveries
• Care includes CPAP/BiPAP, feeding tubes, syringe pumps
• NICU nurses are not expected to care for mother-baby couplets unless already competent

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington State
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), with NICU experience within the last year
• Completion of Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Current Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) certification

Licensure

• Active Registered Nurse license valid in Washington State (compact license accepted)
• NURSYS verification required

Additional Requirements

• Float to other units/facilities as needed (float pool required)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO
• Fit mask test (respirator clearance) required annually for travel nurses
• Immunizations and health screenings:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years or declination)
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months (annual updates required)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer/declination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer/declination
  • Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season
  • COVID-19 vaccination record preferred (declinations accepted)
• 9 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start (instant acceptable with attestation)
• Background check within 90 days covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years, updated annually
• WA State Patrol Search required within 90 days of start and updated every 2 years for applicable settings
• Employment application covering at least last 5 years (7 years for APN/subcontractors)
• Minimum of 2 professional references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting within last 3 years
• Skills checklist updated annually for applicable units

Competencies & Training

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Unit-specific competency exams, including fetal heart rate monitoring assessment if EFM certification not held
• Annual regulatory and specialty-specific training modules required via LMS (Workramp)
• Epic training modules completion required within orientation week (if applicable)

Notes

• Previous permanent employees of any affiliated facility must have a minimum 3-month separation before qualifying for this travel position
• Active compact license holders are honored at all facilities in the system
• Background checks and other verifications may have specific regional or facility requirements
• Float policy acknowledgment required; may be required to float to other nearby facilities

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