High Acuity Float Pool ICU RN
Seattle, Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center

High Acuity Float Pool RN

Overview

• Role: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 12 hours
• Hours per week: 36

Unit / Setting

• Unit/Department: High Acuity Float Pool
• Float pool includes: Critical Care Unit, Observation, Med Surg, General Surgery, Ortho Surgery, Short Stay Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Telemetry, and Progressive Care
• Patient mix: Medical, Surgical, Neuro, and cardiac
• Ratios: 1–2 depending on acuity; may be 1–3 if acuity is lower or there are transfer orders

Required Qualifications

• ICU experience: 2 years
• Prior floating experience, including float pool shifts, other facilities, and/or floating to other floors/units
• EPIC experience
• WA or Compact License
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Ability to titrate drips

Preferred

• High acuity experience

Schedule / Work Expectations

• Self-scheduling
• 3 weekend shifts per schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• No call or standby requirement

Clinical Details

• RN reads strips
• Monitor tech support present
• Common equipment includes vents, high flow, BiPAP, and CPAP
• Common titratable/set-rate drips include Epi, Norepi, Dobutamine, Propofol, Esmolol, Hydromorphone, Midazolam, and CIS

Orientation

• General Hospital Orientation
• Myles Modules
• Cerner validation class
• On-unit orientation: 2 ICU shifts

Additional Notes

• Parking is at the traveler’s expense; garage parking is available with daily and monthly options, or transit may be used
• Charge RN creates assignments at 0645–1845, and RNs choose assignments
• Charge/Res are free