CVICU RN
Olympia, Washington
Providence Saint Peter Hospital

CVICU RN

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Olympia, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital with 325 staffed beds
• Charting system: EPIC

Unit and Patient Population

• Unit: ICU, 2nd floor
• Rooms/Beds: 21 rooms, 21 beds
• Average daily census: 18-19
• Patients: Open heart program with 1-3 patients per weekday, including cath lab patients after TAVR, Watchman, and stenting, plus procedural and surgical patients. Also general ICU patients, including sepsis, respiratory failure, DKA, GI bleeds, and COVID.
• Special equipment: Ventilators, Impella, IABP, internal thermoregulation, temporary pacemakers, and similar equipment

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• CVICU experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year
• 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
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Assignment Details

• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Required. Travelers float between like units within their skill set and may float to another facility in the system. Float policy acknowledgment required.
• Block schedule: Not available at this time
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local travelers: Not accepted. Local travelers with permanent residence within 50 miles of the facility are not eligible for a travel contract.
• Return-to-operations restrictions: None, though the facility prefers travelers to return within 7 days

Onboarding Requirements

Background and Screening

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually
• Washington State Patrol search required by state law within 90 days of start
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant results accepted)
• Third-party education verification, verifying the nursing degree
• E-Verify and Social Security card
• Government-issued photo ID

Health

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO
• Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted)
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, or positive titer plus vaccination
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer
• TB: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• COVID documentation preferred; declinations not required
• Fit mask testing (completed onsite if needed); any mask type is acceptable
• RespSafety clearance, updated annually

History and Competency

• Two references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
• Employment application covering the last 5 years
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable

Training

• Annual Workramp regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours), plus regional core and specialty modules as applicable