ER RN
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: Seattle, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Schedule and Shifts

• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30)
• 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends required every other weekend
• Schedule posted every 6 weeks
• Shift start times: 07:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 19:00
• Non-holiday days off (DTO): 5 days, with 1 week added to the end of the contract. More than 5 days off is submitted for manager consideration.

Unit and Assignment Details

• Emergency department (ER) with 40 total beds: 29 beds and 11 hallway beds
• Patient types: adult and pediatric ER, ambulance triage, ED holding, lobby triage
• Typical procedures and skills: breathing treatments, chest tube setup and care, CPAP/BiPAP, procedural sedation, RSI drugs, trach care and ventilators, blood and blood product administration, cardioversion/defibrillation, cooling/warming blankets, CRRT/dialysis, 12-lead EKG, rapid infuser
• Float scope: the traveler must be open to floating to different campuses and may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, completed within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: Background check within 90 days of start covering the past 7 years, updated annually. Washington State Patrol (WATCH) search within 90 days of start. Education verification.
• Identity and employment: Government-issued photo ID, Social Security card, E-Verify attestation
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO
• Immunizations and testing: Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months of start; MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) documentation; hepatitis B documentation or signed declination; varicella documentation; Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted); flu vaccine or declination during flu season; COVID vaccination record or declination
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Respiratory: RespSafety clearance; fit mask testing (any mask type acceptable)
• Training: Annual regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours)