ICU Float Pool Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Travel/Contract Registered Nurse (ICU Float Pool)

Location: Seattle, Washington
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced ICU Registered Nurse for a night shift ICU Float Pool position at a Level 1 Trauma Center teaching hospital. The nurse will float within scope to all critical care units.

Schedule

• Shift: Nights (1900 - 0730)
• Hours: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years of critical care experience, including Level 1 Trauma Center experience
• Recent ICU experience within the last year
• Academic/Teaching facility experience required
• First-time travelers NOT accepted; strong ICU experience required

Required Certifications

• BCLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• Telemetry proficiency with dysrhythmia interpretation and management (test required)
• Preferred: TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)

Required Skills

• Ventilator management
• IV starts
• Telemetry
• Conscious sedation
• Preferred skills: ICP monitoring, PA Lines

Licensure

• Active RN license in Washington State required (no pending licenses accepted)

Additional Requirements

• Must submit Return to Office (RTO) documentation prior to facility submission
• References must be from a direct supervisor (not a charge RN)
• Must pass a dysrhythmia competency exam prior to start (80% passing score, max 2 attempts)
• On-call not required
• Locals accepted

Background Checks & Compliance

• 7-year criminal background check required within 45 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Sex Offender, and State-specific searches required
• Education verification required
• WA State license complaint clearance required
• Photo for badge required
• Facility-specific forms and acknowledgments must be signed

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year (not required by facility but required by agency)
• Mask fit test within 12 months
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years (declination allowed with documentation)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days (annual TB questionnaire required)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) immunity or vaccination
• Hepatitis B immunity or declination with documentation
• Varicella immunity or vaccination
• Drug screening within 12 months (agency requirement)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• COVID vaccination or declination for tracking purposes

Competency Exams & Orientation

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (80% passing)
• Color blindness test required
• Orientation testing on-site (pass/fail, 80% passing)
• Additional facility-specific modules and annual stroke education required

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required

Facility Highlights

• Magnet recognized, teaching hospital, Level 1 Trauma Center
• 500 staffed beds
• Charting system: Epic (hard stop)
• Scrub color: Any solid color; light blue scrubs provided on unit
• Parking available with shuttle service options

This position is ideal for experienced ICU RNs with strong critical care skills and telemetry proficiency, comfortable working night shifts and floating across critical care units in a high-acuity, academic hospital setting.