ER RN
Seattle, Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center

ER RN

Location

Seattle, Washington

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Nights
• 12-hour shifts

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• PALS
• Driver’s license required at time of submittal
• 1 year of experience
• Behavioral health experience

Schedule

• Every other weekend
• Expected to work some holidays

Unit Details

• Emergency department with 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Common patient types include stroke, STEMI, sepsis, chest pain, psychosis, and behavioral health
• Rare pediatric patients are treated and transferred
• Charge nurse typically does not take an assignment
• Travelers may be used as charge, especially at night
• RT is paged as needed; RNs may perform breathing treatments and some ABGs
• RNs draw labs
• X-ray and CT are available in the department
• Security is in-house 24/7
• Triage is available, and travelers may triage if they have that experience

Floating

• No floating required
• If floated within the region, additional compensation applies

Additional Notes

• Parking is not reimbursed
• One 12-hour orientation shift with an experienced ED RN
• Royal blue scrubs required