ER RN
Silverdale, Washington
St Michael Medical Center

ER RN

Location

• Silverdale, Washington

Assignment Details

• 13-week travel contract
• Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Orientation/education hours are not guaranteed during the first 2 weeks of the assignment; expect 25+ hours
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating: no
• Must work holidays in November/December; manager may consider 1 of the 3 holidays if it does not conflict with unit demands
• No RTO will be considered for the first full week of the assignment

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Active WA License
• 2 full years of ER experience
• TNCC
• PALS or ENPC

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS

Unit Details

• ER/Trauma Center
• 56 beds/trauma bays, with hall beds increasing capacity to 60–70
• Fast track with 6 beds
• Separate triage area with 5 beds
• 18 beds designated for holding inpatients awaiting bed placement
• Locked hall with 6 private treatment rooms for psych/seclusion
• Approximately 170–200 patients per day
• Ratios: 1:3, or 1:4 for low acuity
• Common patient types include cardiac, stroke, sepsis, DKA, AMS, respiratory, abdominal pain, and mental health

Clinical Support and Workflow

• ED physicians and mid-levels available
• Charge nurse and house supervisor available
• ED Techs and CNAs provide support, including 1:1 sitters
• Epic used for EMR
• ED Techs perform EKGs
• RTs manage vents, CPAP, BiPAP, and other RT equipment, and complete ABGs
• Radiology is adjacent to the ED
• Transport assists with patient movement as available
• Nurse or ED Tech primarily draws labs; lab assists when needed
• Telemetry is available
• Monitor techs are available
• RNs read strips